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Weekly The Cord since 7926 NEWSMAKERS OH GOD YEAH We re-hash the year's top A peek at this year's Vagina stories. Find out what's #1 ... Monologues ... PAGE 22 PAGE 6-7 Volume 47 Issue 27 WEDNESDAY MARCH 28,2007 Student home burgled Cameras, laptop stolen in Noecker St. break-in

TONY FERGUSON NEWS EDITOR

A student house on Noecker Street was broken into sometime on Fri- day afternoon. The front door of the house was locked and four of thefive female Laurier student residents were home for the weekend; the fifth was on campus all day. The break-in was only discovered when one of the girls came home from a night at the bar early Sat- urday morning. After noticing that her bathroom window was open, she went to her bedroom and noticed that her digital camera was missing. The next day, she called her other roommates to tell them that something was wrong and that they'd better come home to see if they were missing anything. Nathalie Schramm got the call and came home to check her things; they were all still there, but her other roommates were not so lucky. One had her laptop and iPod stolen. Another had her locked bed- Sydney Helland room door kicked open and a digi- FRISBEE FUN - Fourth-year kinesiology student Lindsay Cook was one of many students enjoying the spring sunshine at Alumni Field yesterday. tal camera taken from her room.

"We were all shocked ... especially because someone is always home so it could have happened when one of us was at home," said Schramm. Dr. Bob's new The told that it public girls were wasn't post all that uncommon for stolen pos- sessions to be recovered, but not to Laurier's outgoing president will work as an get their hopes up. "[Thieves] all know that students economic facilitator for Northwestern Ontario may not have a lot of money but they will have electronic equip- APRIL ROBINSON The 63-year-old has worked in ment," said Rudy Smith, Sargeant EDITOR-IN-CHIEF a university setting since 1970. He with the Waterloo Regional Police. started as a professor at Lakehead Student houses are a popular target In an office filled with mementos University in Thunder Bay and because of this, and simply being from the past ten years ofhis presi- eventually became its president

close to an educational institution dency - Hawks footballs, Shinera- before coming to Laurier in 1997. renders student houses all the more ma plaques and a Bob the Builder His post at Laurier will officially obvious, says Smith. lunchbox- Dr. Bob Rosehart, Lauri- conclude at the end of summer. Schramm and her roommates er's outgoing president, discusses a He has a passion for public pol- can't help but feel nervous after the career in education gone political. icy and economic issues in North- incident. "On Saturday when we "I'm a closet politician," says ern Ontario, so his transition from came back to check our rooms we Rosehart with a grin. education to politics should be didn't feel safe staying there," she Rosehart's appointment as smooth. said, adding that none of the girls Northwestern Ontario Economic In his new post, Rosehart will fa- wanted to leave the others alone in Facilitator for the provincial Lib- cilitate discussions with key groups the house. eral government was announced in the region northwest of Wawa, Smith urges students to prevent March 22 with the unveiling of the Ontario. theft by locking doors and windows, new Ontario budget. "I'll basically come up with a that and treating your student house as "Most people would say this is short shopping list of things

.. . . Ontario would put msmwsmr wmm __ smmmmmmmaesc-k: if it were your own. not much of a surprise," says Rose- the government Sydney Helland

hart. "Nobody thinks I'm the retir- ROSEHART'S FINALE - Outgoing prez now works for the Ont. Liberals. ROSEHART, PAGE - SEE ROBBERY, PAGE 5 ing type." SEE 2 2 ■ WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY News

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- The Cord willkeep faith with its readers by presenting newsand FROM ROSEHART, COVER Northern Ontario. He says that out Ontario and the people - it's not "The only thing I had been con- expressions of opinions comprehensively, accurately and fairly. of about 80 recommendations, the really about politics." sidering inthe last few months was The Cordbelievesin a balancedand impartialpresentation ofall their relevant facts in a news report, and of all substantial opinions in stamp on to assist the 'new province implemented about 70 of He says his new appointment running for political office. [I've a matter ofcontroversy. economy,'" he says, referring to an them. won't affect his remaining tasks at received] a whole bunch of very The staff of The Cord shall uphold all commonly held ethical inventions of journalism. When an error of omission or of industry shift from resource-based "A lot ofthe very interesting stuff Laurier. He'll a proposi- commission has occurred, that error shall be acknowledged have few weekend interesting and attractive promptly. economies to a focus on financial that's been done in the north in meetings to attend, he says, but tions from a couple parties - fed- When statements are made that are an individual, or criticalof services, software, high technol- the last 25 years came from - an organization, we shall give those affected the opportunity to that most of the "real facilitating" will erally and provincially to run. at possible. reply the earliest time ogy and development. report." occur in October and November, But at the end of the day, I had to Ethical journalism requires impartiality, and consequently He will use a report that is all to cre- conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest al- "It comes down job with the final report coming out in decide whether I wanted to make by willbe avoided all staff. ready underway, entitled "Forging ation," he says. December. that kind of commitment." The only limits ofany newspaper are those of the world around the as a basis it, and so The Cord will attempt tocover its world with a special Future" for his work. Rosehart plans to lay low in the Rosehart is happy to continue And when that sun sets, when focus on Wilfrid Laurier University, and the community of northwest Kitchener-Waterloo, and with a special ear to the concerns "The is going through lead up to the October 10, 2007 working in an area where he spent Rosehart packs up hisLaurier arti- of the students of Wilfrid Laurier University. Ultimately, The a of structural with Cord will be bound by neither philosophy, nor geography in lot change the election. His role as part-time so much of his life. But he'll still be facts, clears out of his cozy corner its mandate. downturn of the forestry sector," commissioner is non-partisan, a resident of Waterloo and keep office overlooking University Av- The Cord has an obligation to foster freedom of the press and freedom of speech. This obligation is best fulfilled when debate he says. but there are no guarantees that his finger on the pulse of Laurier. enue to northern and dissent are encouraged, both in theinternal workings of the and returns his paper, and through The Cord's contactwith the student body. But he says the task isn't all a non-Liberal government would He plans on doing some fundrais- roots, he says everything will have The Cord will always attempt to do what is right, with fear of that daunting. In 1986, Rosehart retain his job. ing through neither repercussions, nor retaliation. The purpose of the the university devel- come "full circle." student press is toact as an agent of social awareness, and so chaired a committee on the chal- "Typically, would need to shall conduct the affairs of our newspaper. they opment department. lenges of single-industry towns in assess whether they would sup- Although Rosehart says he News The Cord Weekly > Wednesday march 28,2007 3

VOCAL CORD What was the Satisfaction in small schools

biggest newsmaker Alex Levant, a communications ties in Ontario, and while she feels Most recent issue of Maclean's reveals smaller professor who commutes between that student rankings are impor- of this year? Laurier and York, is an example of tant, she notes that institutions' schools make for happier students how professors also tend to notice research is also significant. the differences between larger and "You have to also look at the LAURA CARLSON and York refused to make its infor- smaller universities. Levant pre- quality ofresearch that the profes- STAFF WRITER mation public. fers smaller campuses for personal sors are putting out because the While such schools may be in reasons and he notes a difference students don't always know what Maclean's magazine recently re- prime location, and appear to be in Laurier's "atmosphere," which the timely research is," said Burke. leased the results of three national prestigious on the surface, Rose- he feels is often the result of class But with the mandate of Laurier student surveys in which nearly hart feels this doesn't necessarily size. revolving around student satisfac- 70,000 students from universities make them better schools. "Students are happier with tion, McMurray feels that current- across Canada answered a variety "It just goes to prove [that] mon- [smaller classes] because there's ly the school is doing a great job to of questions regarding their uni- ey, land and buildings don't nec- a different relationship between keep its students happy. soldier killed his in "The in tent versity experience. essarily give you the kind ofchem- the student and professor," said "The trademark [of Laurier] is Afghanistan." Overall, the results reflected istry you need for a good post-sec- Levant. the holistic, all-around extra-cur- that students who did their under- ondary institution," said Rosehart. Despite the student survey re- ricular experience combined with - Alyson Crotch graduate degree at smaller uni- Laura Scott, a fourth-year Eng- sults, which claim a smaller stu- academic experience." McMurray Fourth-year Psychology versities were the most satisfied lish and communications student, dent-focused campus equals hap- adds, "We know that we're here for withtheir educational experience. transferred to WLU after com- pier students, some feel that other academic programs and your de- Aside from a few exceptions, such pleting her first year at U of T. Al- factors are often overlooked. gree, that's why we exist. But [Lau- as Guelph, Waterloo, Western and though she admits that academi- Victoria Burke, a women's stud- rier is] much, much more beyond Queen's, the study found that stu- cally and financially University of ies professor at Laurier, has been a the classroom experience." dents at the larger universities Toronto was perhaps superior to staff member of several universi-

- which focus more on research Laurier, she transferred because

- were less satisfied with their she wanted more from her univer- institutions. sity experience. David McMurray, Laurier's dean "My classes [atUofT] were phe- of students, feels that smaller uni- nomenal and I'm not going to deny versities can provide a better all- that, but there's more to university "The supposed 'Jesus Christ 1 tomb." around experience for students. than having phenomenal classes," "I definitely agree that [the said Scott.

- Dan Lamont smaller] climate setting really pro- She felt that a major hindrance Second-year History motes that strong student spirit of attending urban-centred cam- and quality of student life," he puses is that the majority of stu- said. dents are commuting, and it plac- Some of the areas of focus for es limitations on the opportunities the survey included evaluations of one has to meet people. education, the quality of teaching, Christina Dente, another fourth- the overall university experience year transfer student, came to Lau- and whether one would recom- rier after spending two years at the mend their university to other University of Waterloo. Dente has students. noticed an immense difference in Laurier fell in the top ten in each the two campuses and feels that it of the five categories, ranked third was much more difficult to meet inrecommending the university to people at a larger university. "Nick Vlasov going missing. I went to others, and fourth for the univer- "I found it really hard to inte- high school with him." sity experience having exceeded grate myself with everyone else one's expectations. on the [Waterloo] campus, just be- - Michelle Mendes Dr. Rosehart, president of Wil- cause it's so huge," saidDente. Second-year Communications/ frid Laurier University, feels that It seems that the small size Business the size of the Laurier campus is and community feel is one of the definitely a factor in the rankings. primary reasons why students "I think that one of the reasons choose to come to Laurier. Law- we have this very dynamic student rence Maclin, a second-year po- environment is partly the fact that litical science and English student,

our size helps us," commented expressed that size was a major Sydney Helland Rosehart. factor in his decision. SOLITARY CONFINEMENT - Rachel Metzger adopts the role of an Ofthelower-ranked institutions, "It was a smaller community inmate at Guantanamo Bay prison. those schools with urban campus- and I liked the idea of getting to es tended to have the least-satis- know more people and getting to Laurier Amnesty International runs protest fied students. Notably, the Uni- see the same people on a more versity ofToronto scored quite low consistent basis." Guantanamo the "Britney Spears shaving her head." against in Concourse

MIKE BROWN dents reacted with surprise. - Godwin Malabana NEWS EDITOR look- Third-year English "Some students walked by, ing back, and I'm afraid they're Being imprisoned in a cage way going to walk into a post," says too small to stand in, often with- Metzger. out a charge brought against you This event, organized in large and no access to legal recourse. In part by Laurier's Amnesty Interna- a matter of less than a few hours, tional coordinator Patricia Veiga, your limbs ache excruciatingly was one of the club's biggest ofthe and even one day of this torture year. Beyond their symbolic ges- will leave you sore for days. ture, the organization was collect- Yesterday and last Friday, vol- ing signatures ofLaurier students unteers from the Laurier chapter on petitions and postcards to be of Amnesty International under- sent to US President George W. "The launch ofthe Nintendo Wii." took a symbolic gesture in the Bush and Canadian Prime Minis- Concourse to acknowledge the inter Stephen Harper. - Steve Wylie justices being done to prisoners of January 11 marked thefive-year Second-year Economics Guantanamo Bay. anniversary of the opening of the April Robinson WORKIN' HARD FOR THE MONEY These Laurier students ap- Taking a short reprieve from her prison, which was one ofthe main peared at the Cord window in MacDonald House after harassing masked solitude, President Ra- reasons that the Laurier chapter special constables for nearly an hour in an attempt to get into the chel Metzger explains the positive pinpointed this as an appropriate Compiledby Kelly Moore and Philip Bag 0' Crime. See Bag 0' Crime for full story. response the club has received, event to hold. Moorcroft, photos by Riley Taylor though she admits that some stu- 4 WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY News

NEWS IN BRIEF BAG O' CRIME of drug paraphernalia items. The Cord is hiring its first ever Web Editor THEFT UNDER $5000 Applications now available in WLUSP office Still no strong leads in THEFT UNDER $5000 REPORTED: I:O2PM - MARCH REPORTED: 2:I7PM - MARCH 25/07 subTerrain Magazine's Summer Issue will be devoted 19/07 A residentreported that sometime Vlasov case ENTIRELY TO STUDENT WRITING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. Bookstore staff reported the theft during the early morning hours Why Send Us Some Of Yours? It's now been over three weeks of two MP3 players from the store. of Sunday, March 25, her laptop Not and there's still no word from Special constables reviewed the computer and cell phone were 19-year-old student Nick Vla- store security cameras and iden- stolen. The student reports that sov. The Laurier freshman was tified a male WLU student as the her roommate brought a guest last seen leaving his Little House thief. The male had placed them back to their room and the items residence around 11:30 pm on in his coat pocket. The MP3 play- were discovered missing at some Monday, March 5. ers were laterrecovered. The mat- point after the guest left. Investi- Posters of the missing Missis- ter is being sent to the Judicial Af- gation continues. sauga teen still hang through- fairs Council. out the Laurier campus, but no INTOXICATED PERSONS

new awareness campaigns have ALARM REPORTED 2:ISAM - MARCH cropped up in the last week, and REPORTED: 4:3OAM MARCH 28/07 family and friends are no longer 24/07 Intoxicated Lauier students talking to the media, in hopes Special constables and the Water- Megan, Elenna and Jennifer that decreased attention will loo Fire Department attended to harrassed special constables for give Vlasov the courage to return Waterloo College Hall in response nearly one hour in order to try to home. to a fire alarm. An unknown per- persuade them to get into the Bag Campus Only $4! Waterloo Regional Police con- son had discharged a fire extin- o' Crime. #45 (Money) In Your Bookstore Now! DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: JUNE IST 2007 tinue to actively investigate the guisher, causing the alarm. No

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nal Affairs, a Newmarket-based REPORTED: 12:40AM - MARCH private investigation agency. 25/07 ■hbt According to Kevin Roberts, li- A male student was ejected from m\m laurierMßSßflfr censed investigator, "Internal the Turret because of his intoxi- Affairs have been working with cated condition. He became bel- Mr. Vlasov and the police on this. ligerent and argumentative with That's basically all I can tell you." Turret staff. On his way out the he (wiu door, made derogatory comments to both staff and the special 135 ' l« attedance as well dffißlLpub> BOD elects key roles constable in as 35915 spitting on the wall. The matter At a meeting of the incoming is being sent to the Judicial Affairs board of directors (BOD) last Council. Thursday, the recently complet- Twelve Steps to an Effective Board ed BOD decided on their secre- DRUGS

tary and treasurer, electing Lau- REPORTED: 2:ISAM - MARCH Thurday, March 30,2007 at 4:oopm in BAIOI ren Civello and Jon Champagne 25/07 respectively. At the request of residence staff, Civello sat in on most of this special constables attended a WLUSP, LSPIRG, and the Wilfrid Laurier University Bookstore invite you to year's board meetings as a repre- university residence regarding hear leading governance author Mel Gill discuss twelve key steps to sentative from first-year council, suspected marijuana use. Upon successful while Champagne is entering his arrival, the odour of marijuana governance. second year as a director. could be detected. The resident Both positions are new this voluntarily surrendered a number Check the pulse of your organization against the characteristics of year, as the board looks poised to transition to a policy gover- high-performance boards. nance model. The new board also received a briefupdate from I O ROGERS I Your World Right Now I the Policy Governance Imple- Mel will be signing copies of his widely-acclaimed book mentation Committee and a de- Governing for Results: A Director's Guide to Good Governance. cision regarding whether or not to proceed with this model will be forthcoming in the next few To reserve a spot for this event, email [email protected] weeks, according to Matt Park, next year's chief governance officer. This event is free for Laurier students, staff, faculty, members of the WLU Board of Governors, and community volunteers.

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who is supposed to be coming and Check CordWeekly.com throughout the month of April - FROM ROBBERY, COVER going to the house. "Try to make that connection Students are constantly flowing in with your neighbour," he said. and out of their houses and this is "Have somebody watch ... make how entranceways get left open. them aware of unusual people in "Because there isn't that sense of the area. [If they see anything sus- BOOKSTORE ownership with the [student] home picious] they should call police as

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science communication LaurentianUniversity Unive^iteLau^ 6 ■ WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORDWEEKLY News makers News makers OTY The Cord wraps up one year of Laurier happenings in our annual ranking of the most newsworthy and notable stories of the year 3. Election Overload In the realm ofthe annual WLUSU dent and vice-president: univer- election, the chief returning offi- sity affairs. The two races proved cer never has an easy job. But this to be polar opposites. While mu- year brought that thankless task to tual respect prevailed as Dan Al- a whole new level. lison defeated VP: Marketing Dan After being hired extremely Hocking, the VP: UA race was a

late - over three months into the no-holds-barred mudslinging

fall term - Josh Periard had pre- match. In the end, though, Lau- cious little time to put together ren McNiven won with surprising the WLUSU election. Marketing ease, defeating two-time director suffered. Awareness suffered. And Yusuf Faqiri. ultimately, the election process The elections committee quick- in general took a hit, as only 12 ly shifted their focus back to the students submitted nomination SGM, where 13 candidates sub- packages for 15 spots. Then, when mitted nomination packages to Tom Wilson resigned and Mark fill the five remaining spots. With Ciesluk dropped out of the race, voters suffering election over- WLUSU was forced to re-open load, polls had to remain open for nominations for a second elec- an extra hour, but eventually, by tion, a Special General Meeting mid-March, the Laurier student (SGM).. body finally had a visioning body But first there was the matter in place. of the two positions where a race

was actually set to occur: presi- - Mike Brown

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Contributed Photos FINALLY OVER - WLUSU was happy to see the end of two elections.

A WATERBUFFALO "OOPS" - Team "Jamaica" didn't realize how offensive their carnival costumes were. 4. Missing Student Blackface There is little doubt what the top worst, but canine searches and Scandal news March have 1. story for the month of even a dive team Niagara When several members of the Loy- peers running around in blackface their rounds on the Internet, this is. When Nick Vlasov left his Little been unable to unearth any more al Order of the Waterbuffaloes ap- with novelty-sized joints and fried turned into one of the biggest cam- House residence on the night of clues to the teen's whereabouts. peared at this year's winter carnival chicken buckets on their heads. The pus controversies this year. It even March 5, it marked the beginning in blackface, only one formal com- Waterbuffaloes were contacted by made its way to the national news- of a harrowing mystery that re- -Mike Brown plaint was lodged. Vice-President: Student Activities papers with an article appearing in mains unsolved today. It all began when a student com- Lindsay Fleming who made it clear the Saturday, February 24 issue of From concerned family and plained to WLUSU President Al- that this would not be tolerated. the Globe and Mail. friends to baffled police and even lan Cayenne about the incident Once the story was published in caring strangers, the Mississauga after seeing fellow winter carnival the Cord, and the pictures made - Tony Ferguson 19-year-old's 23-day absence has grabbed the attention of literally thousands throughout the WLU and greater KW communities. The 2. Campus Insecurity story has not only made headlines ■w in the Cord and the Record, but In a period of a month during the well as cuts to his arms. Meanwhile, inaccessibility of a security box that has also spread to the GTA and fall semester, Laurier was rocked by Laurie was punched in the head at was fenced off by DAWB construc- the Toronto Star. the news of two major assaults on least 20 times and forced off of work tion, and called attention to the The details surrounding Vla- the Waterloo campus. for an entire month. need for more security coverage on sov's disappearance remain frus- after 5 am on the one First, shortly Then, exactly month later, a campus. tratingly scant. He left Little House of 22, student morning September Clayton 20-year-old was beaten in Schultz was charged at the time around 11:30 pm in seemingly jo- Laurie Lauri- a with Vokey and Jennifer of confrontation 19-year-old of the incident and wasreleased on vial spirits after an intramural soc- Laurier student er security were brutally attacked by Brock Schultz. The a peace bond after an appearance cer game and a floor meeting, and late assault followed two men in their 20s outside of a Saturday night before the Ontario Court of Justice no one has seen him since. When Street. was at the Turret, and the victim 232 King Vokey choked was on February 16. his backpack was found near the from sustain- found a unconscious behind, by couple of passersby. Grand River three days after he

his and knees as The incident - ing injuries to back brought to light the Mike Brown went missing, many feared the NICK VLASOV Newsmakers The Cord Weekly > Wednesday march 28,2007 - 7 5. Unionization

In late October, campus workers as it was. Students were also frus- faced the possibility of becoming trated because they didn't feel that unionized. there was enough opportunity for Students working part-time jobs them to provide input on the issue. outside of WLUSU, including the After several meetings between Laurier Bookstore, Information WLU and the Staff Association Technology Services and the ath- (WLUSA), a motionto maintain the letics department, were assured current status of jobs on campus that their wages under the new was passed by the WLUSU Board union would easily cover the dues of Directors (BOD) on January 11. that they would have to pay. Negotiations between WLUSA and Major implications for students the university on this issue are would be more job stability and ongoing. security. This was met with skepti-

cism from some students who felt - Tony Ferguson that they had sufficient job security

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Privacy - 6. Act Changes WHO'S UNDER THE PODIUM? The Cord covered Bill Clinton's visit to Kitchener-Waterloo.

Effective June 10, 2006, Ontario e-mail directory no longer exists, universities were brought under professors are no longer allowed the Freedom of Information and to create piles for students to pick 8. Guest Speakers: Clinton, Lewis Privacy Act, which greatly changed up assignments and it has been the class environment for both stu- recommended that students be re- Laurier was lucky enough to see a global issues of today, including cussed domestic violence, global dents and professors. ferred to on a first-name basis. number of notable speakers cross injustices in Darfur, gender equal- equality, the war on terror and the The provincial legislation de- Although the act has been in its threshold this academic year. ity and the environment. Bush government. clared that all students have the place for almost a year now, and Garnering the largest lecture audi- Another recent keynote was Other significant visitors to Lau- right to keep their names private thus is no longer a highly debated ence in recent memory, Stephen Peter Mansbridge, CBC anchor rier included federal NDP leader from others. topic in the media, it continues to Lewis, former NDP leader and UN for the National, brought in by Jack Layton, who came October 11 University staff and officials affect the ways in which students special envoy for HIV/AlDS,spoke the Arts Students' Advancement courtesy of the Laurier Active New are now prohibited from display- and professors are able to interact to a fullAthletic Complex on March Program. He spoke on March 14 Democrats. ing any documents with students' and conduct themselves in univer- 9 as the opening keynote for Lauri- about his experiences meeting Jian Ghomeshi, a CBC journal- names on them, including atten- sities across the province. er's first Global Governance Con- extraordinary people in his global ist, spoke on October 21 as part dance sheets, mark postings and ference. The event was sponsored travels as a journalist. of a regional student press con- OSAP lists. - Laura Carlson by LSPIRG. Lewis touched on the The Cord had the privilege to ference put on by WLU Student As a result, the Laurier student "indignities" being committed by cover Bill Clinton's November 8 Publications. our own government in relation visit to Kitchener.

to what he sees to be the five The US dis- - 7. Varsity Hockey top former president April Robinson When hockey is still in action in The women maintained their March, you know it's been a good status of a perennial powerhouse, year. winning their fourth consecutive And it was a particularly suc- OUA crown, their fifth in six years. cessful one for Laurier as both the Facing stronger western Cana- men's and women's squads skated dian squads in Ottawa, though, their ways into their OUA finals and the Hawks came in an unexpected national tournaments. fourth place overall. While the men came up short in Regardless, the fact that both of capping off a record-setting season the teams are experiencing suc- in terms of total points and victo- cess at once makes one believe that ries, losing to UQTR in the provin- hockey is coming out of the ice age cial finals, they did end up finishing atLaurier. a strong third in the country with their showing in Moncton. - Dan Polischuk Shane Porter NOT SO SKY-HIGH - The Hawks made it to Yates, but lost-to the Ottawa Gee-Gees. 9. Varsity Hawks end win streak Thirteen straight games without spectacular, it was the effort of the If anything, the Hawks proved

a loss - and it all came to an ex- OUA's second-best defence (the that the mantra provided by Head pected (but not welcomed) end ninth in Canada) that kept WLU Coach Gary Jeffries throughout this past year for Laurier's football afloat. Led by All-Canadians Jesse the season - that his squad was a team. Alexander and Yannick Carter, "character team" - wasn't a word Having lost their star pivot, Laurier's stingy play permitted of a lie. Hawk pigskin fans saw career them a surprising Yates Cup ap-

back-up Jamie Partington step be- pearance, although in they end, - Dan Polischuk hind centre for their squad. While they succumbed to the Ottawa his performances were less than Gee-Gees. 10. Goodbye Hawk, we hardly knew ya W V

One of the first stories to make and, with it, one of the only tradi- again throughout the year - from headlines this year came with a tions this school could lay claim to the WLUSU boardroom queries of major student outburst when the over the last decade. directors Jon Champagne, Mike September return to campus left WLUSU President Allan Cay- Tsuchiya and Freddy Enriquez to many students feeling shocked enne lamented its loss, but said the campaign platform of Craig

and betrayed to learn that their the expense required to retain the Stover - but no serious action was beloved Golden Hawk in the Hall logo just couldn't be justified. ever undertaken. of Fame had been unceremoni- Still, students responded with

ously ripped from the floor. masking tape replicas, protest - Mike Brown Sydney Helland round of summer renovations and FULL HOUSE? - Women's hockey won their fourth OUA championship. A groups petitions. resulted in the Hawk's removal Theissue was periodically raised Sports 8 ■ WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY A season to remember Men's hockey team comes within a minute of finals appearance in National tourney; finish season third-best in nation

JAMIE NEUGEBAUER Hawks ahead. out of their zone saw Busque even- Moncton made no mistake con- standing season," he said, adding, STAFF WRITER Although the momentum stayed tually get it past MacDougald after verting on the power play. If there "They're tremendous athletes and

with Moncton after their eventual a flurry in the crease. Although the ever was any doubt, Busque solidi- ... people and they will be remem-

MONCTON — Fifty-seven seconds. tying goal from Yvan Busque, it was puck did not appear to clearly cross fied his hero status, firing home a bered as a great hockey team at That's how far away the Golden the Hawks that struck next. Tillson- the goal line, the decision was not rebound after a point shot from Laurier for a long time." Hawks were from pulling off the burg, Ontario native Nathan Pea- overruled. Overtime was on the bill Aigles captain Scott Toner. With UQTR, the team that beat upset of the #1 ranked University of cock put the Hawks ahead again, for the purple and gold. With the loss, the Hawks were WLU in the Queen's Cup, losing to Moncton in their semi-final on Sat- finishing off a great pass from Jeff Having entered a second OT, the eliminated from the tournament. UNB in the other semi-final The urday night. Borrows on a 2-on-l in the latter defining moment came when Na- After the game, a bleary-eyed Hawks finished third in the coun- It was not to be, however, as the half of the frame. than Peacock checked a Moncton Coach Nobes felt his team "should try, thus sealing their place as one Hawks were downed 5-4 in a dra- With the clock ticking down an player hard into the boards and be extremely proud ofthemselves." of the best hockey teams Laurier matic, double-overtime game. the Hawks just a minute away from was slapped with a penalty "They played an absolutely out- has ever iced. It was a start that had even the finals, a huge turnover coming Hawk hearts were broken as standing game and had an out- the most ardent Aigles Bleus fan stunned. Only 1:06 in, Laurier captain and former Kitchener Ranger Matt Grennier tallied via wrap- around putting the Hawks up. Moncton responded at the 6:47 mark with a beauty; Aigles sniper Karl Foumier finishing off a pass with some ginger on it from Nico- las Laplante by deflecting it into the top corner. From there, the first period be- longed to the Hawks. Grennier scored again from a horrible angle at 16:08 with Matt Maccarone and Rob Dmytruk drawing assists. Mark Voakes furthered the lead on the

power play a mere 1:39 later - firing a one-timerhome courtesy of a perfect pass from Nick Vergeer. The second period was completely different from the first. Jeff MacDougald was under fire from the start as the Hawk defence looked incapable of handling the speed and passing ability of the Moncton transition offence. MacDougald held down the fort for five minutes but could not hold forever as Mathieu Betournay scored on a shorthanded odd-man

rush. Moncton carried the play in Mike Whitehouse - Laurier Athletics

the second and it was only the he- UP IN ARMS - There was no stopping Yvan Busque from celebrating his goal in double-overtime, which clinched a spot in the finals for Moncton. roics of MacDougald that kept the

job with the team. He played for me; I've seen him develop right from the beginning. They couldn't For love of have found a better guy for the job," commented Knight. Now spending his winter months in Florida, Knight returns to the home of his greatest successes each the game fall. This time, however, he is driv- ing an entirely different force onto Legendary coach gets a call to join the Hall the football scene. Coaching at Resurrection Cath- LAUREN MILLET one year," he continued. Forty years olic Secondary School is a com- INCOMING SPORTS EDITOR later, Knight had made a bigger im- pletely different picture than his pact on the sport than any other previous endeavors, yet his same It's been a few months since the an- coach in its history at WLU. motivation is still firing. nouncement, but the memories re- "When I first started, it was a "I've already done a lot and it's main the same for legendary head school of just about 1500, and it a good way to keep you into the coach Dave "Tuffy" Knight, who grew to become a major football game," explained Knight. was officially acknowledged for his power in Ontario. That gave me a "I really enjoy the young guys. efforts and will be inducted into the feeling ofgreat success," saidKnight They're a lot of fun. To see them Canadian Football Hall of Fame about his years with the Hawks. progress from not being able to do this coming September. "It was very enjoyable." something one week and then sud- A former Wilfrid Laurier Golden Knight spent his first 19 years at denly you see them do it is a great Hawk football coach, Tuffy - as he Laurier, before moving to the To- feeling." is affectionally known - is being ronto Argonauts in 1983 as the di- When asked why he chose Resur- recognized for his brilliant efforts rector of player personnel. He then rection, specifically, Knight replied, during his 40 years in Canada - 19 returned to Waterloo to coach the "Dr. Tony [Chris] was our team doc- ofwhich were spent atLaurier. Hawks cross-town rivals the Water- tor for a while at Laurier. He was "I'm very pleased. This is the loo Warriors from 1988- 1997. real good to me; kept my guys going highest honour in football," said Knight came out ofretirement af- on the field," he explained. Knight. "I was very surprised to be ter only three years to come back to "When he approached me about picked for this." Laurier in 2000 as coach, a assistant starting junior football program, I Sydney Heiland "I came to Canada at a young age where he worked for three years. decided it was the least could do." I - "TUFFY" LOVE Former football coach to be admitted into Hall of with the intention of just staying "Jeffries has done an excellent Fame. Sports The Cord Weekly - Wednesday march 28,2007 ■ 9 No more than four MARK ADAMSON VIVEK SARMA RECORD 44-16 RECORD 46-14 Cord Sport's panel Some thrilling games in the sec- So I got three of my four final four ond weekend of March Madness MARK D. HOPKINS predicts it will be a PARRY SOHI picks correct. I probably should saw all of my picks advance to At- RECORD 45-15 RECORD 40-20 have gone with UCLA over Kansas lanta, where this weekend's ac- repeat for the Gators considering how hot UCLA went tion will bring Madness fans four And then there were four. It's too I selected Roy Hibbert as my player into the tourney. That coupled with strong teams and a Final Four to bad that they aren't my four. But as NCAA basketball to watch for the tournament and I the fact that I've always thought remember. I have already complained about will stick by that selection in pre- Kansas was the weakest #1 in this Georgetown's spirited run to the Texas in my previous columns. champions dicting a Hoya victory over the year's tourney. final four will come to an end at Having chosen three of the final Buckeyes. So, we have two number one the hands of Ohio State. OSU's star four teams may be admirable in In the Florida - UCLA contest, seeds and two other number twos. centre Greg Oden has had a medio- some years, but in the year-of-the- Consensus Picks: 43-16 the Gators will absolutely dominate Who am 1 going to go with? cre tourney thus far, but his prow- favourite, it simply is not. the Bruins. With the dominant in- I'm sticking with the team I've ess in the paint will neutralize the In one game, there isthe rematch side presence ofHorford and Noah, had all along. Look out for Flori- talents of Georgetown big men Roy of the 2006 championship with UCLA will not be able to man-up da to repeat as national champs. and Hibbert Jeff Green. UCLA battling Florida. against the onslaught Florida will Whether or not Joakiam Noah de- UCLA's high-pressure defence Subsequently, we have Roy Hib- offer. clares for this year's draft, he and will clamp down on Florida's po- bert and Greg Oden squaring off in Tournament summary Simply put, Florida will repeat. his 2004 recruiting classmates have tent starting-five. theother semifinal boasting the two "The plethora of nail-biters and Their consistency, accuracy, and a lot to prove. Along with scorer Aaron Afflalo, best centres in college basketball. superb display of basketball ability to diversely attack oppo- They can go down as one of his- who has been getting hotter as the Instead of closing with my pre- [makes the NCAA] superior in nents make them unstoppable from tory's greatest tournament teams tourney goes on, by the time the dictions, I'll state them now. Flor- terms of defence, team basket- beyond the arc and in the post. with a win. They are just too strong, Bruins hit the finals, he'll be ready to ida over UCLA, Georgetown over ball and excitement to the NBA Whomever Florida faces in the and have been playing with a su- carry his team to a championship. Ohio State, followed by Florida over on any given night." national championship, they will preme confidence since their im- Georgetown in thefinals. -Parry Sohi, panelist exert their dominance en route to probable march to a title last year. 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MARY ERSKINE fications of Idi Amin's brutal reign STAFF WRITER from 1971 to 1979, during which an estimated 500,000 Ugandans were "I'm standing before you, and murdered or disappeared—these you're shining—you can't be in a were "systematic, brutal killings of university like this without being a [the Acholi and Lango] tribes ... he star." wanted them wiped from the face A compliment began the keynote of the world." speech of Ambassador Joseph Ka- Today, there are still over two hiigwa, the Deputy High Commis- million Internally Displaced Peo- sioner of the country of Uganda, ples (IDPs) within Uganda, many who spoke to a crowd of students, living in appalling conditions in professors, and notable commu- IDP camps, according to Kahiigwa. nity members in the Senate and Many of these people have spent Board Chamber last Thursday. His over 20 years in these camps, mean- talk was entitled "Building Peace ing that many do not know life out- and Justice: Lessons from Uganda." side of these poor conditions. "The Kahiigwa began by offering the government is overwhelmed by disclaimer that it was far too hard the suffering of people," Kahiigwa to condense the history of Uganda, noted. which is so crucial in understand- Meanwhile, peace talks and ing today's peacebuilding efforts, "confidence-building missions" into such a short lecture. He con- continue to rebuild the confidence tinued by likening his talk to a tab- of the Ugandan people. Kahiigwa let which may contain a little bit of made note of various programs many ingredients, but ultimately is which attempt to right past injus- only "scratching the surface." tices, including settlement pack- Kahiigwa then outlined some ages, operations of civilian courts, of the history of his country, not- execution of brutal figures involved ing that as a country of 28 mil- in Amin's regime and integrity sur- lion people it almost matches the veys to expose corruption. Despite population of Canada, but lives this progress, "peacebuilding and within about one fortieth of the justice continues to be a very slow space. Uganda gained indepen- process." dence from British colonial rule in In terms of political office, Presi- 1962, and although over forty years dent Museveni has held power have passed, there are still many since 1986 and is now democrati- problems with their "roots in co- cally elected. A people's constitu- lonialism," according to Kahiigwa, tion has been in effect since 1995. including issues over land, federal- "Now we're beginning tosee a lead- Sydney Helland ism and ethnic clashes. While inde- er working towards peacebuilding A STAR IN THE COSMOS - Discussing decades of conflict in Uganda, Kahiigwa still optimistic. pendent from direct colonial rule, and justice," said Kahiigwa. this was "an independent Uganda The Deputy High Commission- full of strife," said Kahiigwa. er's speech opened a two-day work- to foster "exchange and dialogue in governance in a post-conflict en- NGOs active within the country. "Peacebuilding is not without shop which featured additional examining some of the individual, vironment, disarmament and hu- In terms of the message he want- conflict," Kahiigwa stressed, and roundtable-style talks surrounding local, national, regional and inter- manitarian considerations, among ed to leave with Canadian students, throughout his presentation made the related issues of peacebuilding national dimensions of post-con- others. Kahiigwa stated that he can see the note of many of the elements of in Uganda. flict peace building in Uganda," In the end, Kahiigwa spoke to future teachers in the students of progress as well as challenge seen According to the ACUNS website, and included such topics as peace Canada's involvement in the peace- today, and urged the audience to in Uganda. He spoke of the rami- the roundtable format was in order negotiation, issues surrounding buildingprocess, including up to 60 "keep on shining."

the World Economic Forum, measuring the competitiveness of the Indonesia can't cope with growth tourism infrastructure of a country, rather than its attractiveness. ARLA LATTO-HALL Air plane disappeared off the coast Post late February. reports the International Herald- Indonesia ranked 73 out of the 124 INTERNATIONAL EDITOR of Sulawesi, crashing into the sea Indonesia, a dispersed collec- Tribune. Most complaints filed to countries for air transport infra- and killing 102 people. Most of its tion of more than 17,000 islands, the company concerned instru- structure, while Canada ranked 17 Australia has warned its citizens of wreckage was lying 17,000 feet be- liberalized its airline industry in ments that measured whether the and the United States ranked 11.

travelling by plane to Indonesia, low sea level one month later, since 2001. Subsequent price-war battles plane was going up or down, and Based on 13 pillars - one of which

three weeks after an Indonesian jet Indonesian authorities do riot have between airlines and lower ticket whether the plane was on course. is air transport infrastructure - the crashed onto the runway and burst equipment able to extract it from costs have increased the popularity These concerns were not addressed report concludes that the success into flames, killing 21 people. Five the depths. It has since appealed of air travel in Indonesia, although by the rapidly growing company. of a tourism industry depends on were Australians. to the international community for questions have been raised as to Earlier this March, the first cross- investment, especially "vital infra- The advisory said that "Austra- help. whether staff can cope with the in- country travel and tourism com- structure" investment. lians are advised to take the follow- The Indonesian government has crease and whether safety will be parison index was published by ing information into account and pointed to old aircraft as the main compromised. check with their travel agents when culprit, and planned on banning Thanks to this race to the bot- making travel plans in Indonesia." airlines from using aircraft over 10 tom, "the level of safety is very low," According to their websites, years old. Setio Rahardjo, chair- a government sponsored fact-find- neither Canada's Department of man of Indonesia's National Trans- ing team revealed on March 13. Its Foreign Affairs and International portation Safety Commission, adds report concluded in its preliminary trade nor the Canadian Embassy in that proper maintenance, safety assessment of48 passenger airlines Jakarta have officially offered their cqntrols and adequate person- that none met international stan- condolences to Indonesians for the nel training were also issues in the dards, including the national car- crashes. incidents. rier Garuda Indonesia. One week before the March 7 "It's no use if a brand new air- The pilots and aviation experts crash, a jetlinerbroke its main body craft is not maintained as required, of Adam Air, an airline that started Contributed Photo section in halfafter a hard landing. or the skills needed to operate or fly in 2004, had previously expressed - LIBERALIZATION Wreckage from Garuda Indonesia's March crash. On January 1, a 17-year-old Adam it are lacking," he told The Jakarta concern over its safety practices, International The Weekly ■ Wednesday Cord march 28,2007. 13 EU turns 50, now godless

WALEED HAFEEZ ensuing practice of these beliefs. INCOMING INTERNATIONAL Others, such as outgoing French EDITOR President Jacques Chirac, see it as In a move strongly criticized by a force of restriction that can and Pope Benedict XVI, the European will only lead to more divergence Union took God out of thepicture. in theological ideology rather than At the 50th anniversary celebra- a peaceful convergence. tion of the signing of the Treaty of The Pope warned that the bloc Rome, representatives from the was headed up a slippery slope of European Union failed to thank indifference and that the EU can- God for the unity and progress that not deny the "historical, cultural Europe has made since the signing and moral identity" that Christian- ofthe treaty on March 25,1957. In a ity has helped forge. statement aimed at European bish- "A community that builds itself ops, the Pope said that Europe was without respecting the true dignity committing a form of "apostasy of of the human being, forgetting that itself" and hence was doubting its each person is created in the image own identity. of God, ends up doing good for no

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Treaty ofRome, the governments of MIDLIFE CRISIS - Chirac and Merkel clash on Christianity in the EU as the federation turns 50. the union want to get closer to their citizens, how can they exclude an element as essential to the identity of Europe as Christianity, in which the vast majority of its people con- tinueto identify," he asked. Pope Benedict XVI, like Pope John Paul 11, wishes to include the mention of God and Christianity in the European constitution. Such a move has been vocally rejected by EU leaders in the past but things may soon change. The current EU president, German Chancellor An- gela Merkel, the daughter of a pas- tor, has doubledefforts to accept the Vatican's demands and incorporate God and Christianity back into the European Constitution. She has encouraged religious leaders from all over Europe to intensify efforts to modify the constitution and to gain the support they would need to make such a significant change. In the past, references to Chris- tianity were removed in favour of a more flexible preamble to "the cultural, religious and humanist inheritance of Europe." The inclu- sion of Christianity was vociferous- ly opposed by France and several NGOs who took a decidedly secular stance. The general consensus was that references to one particular religion unfairly represent the religious and spiritual diversity that Europe has to offer. Nevertheless, IB the historic significance of Chris- tianity was realised. As a result of this, the above-mentioned addition was made. ■h I^^^H|H^^HHH[[^HK But in yet another sign of disagreement among European leaders, the more conservative Euro- pean People's Party's anniversary declaration did in fact include that "Europe's Judeo-Christian roots and common cultural heritage, as well as the classic and humanist history of Europe and the achieve- ments of the period of enlighten- ment, are the foundation of our political family." Inthe past, the role ofthe state has been looked at as separate from the role ofthe Church, leading to much conflict and disagreement between various leaders in theregion. Some, like Merkel, want to incorporate certain Judeo-Christian elements into the constitution to ensure the 14 WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY

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ALEX HAYTER problems was growth. "Unless we'd Laurier Brantford was another wasn't an easybeginning, he says. sity president has earned Rosehart FEATURES EDITOR grown, we really wouldn't be in the project for Rosehart that has fo- "When we started Laurier Brant- more than a fair bit ofwisdom to of-

enviable position [we are in now]." cused on expansion and has been ford ... there was the assumption fer to those involved in academia. Growing pains The president feels extremely centered on "building, buying and here that it would have a very stu- His advice for prospective stu- confident with the well-being of re-doing." dent-centred, student-focused dents is to try and experience ev- Laurier was a very different univer- WLU now. "I think we're like a good "We've restored [eight] really environment, but that wasn't nec- erything Laurier has to offer, but sity 10 years ago when Dr. Robert sea-worthy boat that's in competi- neat heritage buildings. The build- essarily true. We realized after a not justacademically. "Ifyou're just Rosehart first became president. tive trim. We're not going to get ings there are really unique. Every- couple of years that we had to work going to come here and go to class, In 1997, enrollment was in decline blown over by a strong wind. thing is sort of pseudo-modern on at it there. So then we did some of it's not the Laurier experience - you and there were under 6,000 stu- "We've got a completely modern- this campus. In Brantford we've got the things that were very successful might as well go somewhere else." dents attending the single campus; ized campus, we've got some very one building which is from 1854." here." He feels that students are getting today, there are over 13,500 across first-rate facilities, and we've got a Laurier as a whole may still faces more and more serious every year, three separate campuses. lot of new professors. Our research Changes and challenges many challenges in the future. The and that they should wind down In comparison, duringhis former money has quadrupled in 10years. potential hurdles lie in the ambi- by getting involved in the Laurier presidency at Lakehead, he saw a There's a number of new graduate The biggest change for Laurier in tions of the Century Plan, which community and finding a balance campus with over 6,100 students programs, and the new Faculty of the last 10 years, from Rosehart's details the university's strategic di- between academia and fun. and a wider range of programs than Education." perspective, has been the univer- rection from 2005 to 2011. "If you don't do that Laurier Laurier had. Rosehart brushes worries aside sity's maturation into a compre- "The Century Plan is a complex community part, there's a lot about At the helm of this university, that Laurier's growth might cause hensive level institution. Laurier is and tangled document but basi- this experience that you wouldn't Rosehart has had many storms to the small Waterloo campus to get behaving in a similar way to Ryer- cally it sees us going to be more benefit from. It's a great place ifyou navigate in transforming WLU from too big for its own boots. son and Brock, he says, by bridging research-intensive. get involved. If you've got prob- the small institution of yesteryear "We've basically been in a no- the gap between larger and smaller "The challenge is going to be for lems, you've got a lot of people that to the growing network ofblossom- growth mode on this campus for a universities and garnering a "mid- people not to be discouraged if that can help you but you've got to ask ing campuses it is today. couple years. Enrollment has really dle-of-the-pack" status. movement is a little slower than them." "When you ask the university peaked here. If anything, as we add "There used to be two groups of they think," he warns. "You're not If high-schoolers want more president what the biggest chal- more graduate programs we might universities in Ontario: the big ones just going to wave a magic wand guidance, Rosehart personally rec- lenges are, far too quickly they'll take away some undergraduate and the small ones," he says. and we're going to become a more ommends the Globe and Mail "re- talk about money so I think I'll students." Despite its speedy growth, Rose- research-intensive university." port card" to prospective students try and avoid that," he says with a Laurier Brantford, possibly the hart assures that Laurier has re- Another challenge will be typi- because of its focus on student laugh. must successful satellite campus in mained squared on its core values. cal money trouble, "and that's why opinion rather than "input parame- Rosehart describes Laurier's situ- Canada, represents the biggest op- "We're still student-centred and fundraising and advancement is tres" like Maclean's university guide ation in 1997 as bleak, but hopeful. portunity for growth now. we're still focusing on our under- so important," he says."The cur- is. "I felt that there was a lot of pride, "If Laurier wants to grow, the graduates," he says. "In the future rent fundraising campaign is going The president advises contented but you couldn't cash the pride at logical place to grow is Brantford. there will be a little more emphasis smashingly well so far, so I think Laurier grads to continue to be in- the bank. The buildings were old Its ability to grow will depend on put on graduate studies and re- they'll be in good hands." volved with university affairs. "You and it was a tired looking campus. building new programs which will search." had such a great time here, your The funding was bad and we didn't attract students. Brantford them- He also adds that the other strik- Former-President friends for life are your Laurier really have enough students. We selves would like to grow, from ing transformation to this institu- friends, you've got a good job out of

didn't pay anything close to com- 1,800 to around 2,300 to 2,500. tion is the campus itself. "It blows Rosehart will miss having regu- your experience here ... re-engage petitive salaries. Quite honestly, [it] They've got a chance of getting people away. If you look at an aerial lar interactions with students, but yourself, get involved again." wasn't very viable." there in the next few years." photograph of the place back then doesn't plan on getting too far away Rosehart feels that he's leaving For Rosehart, the fundamen- and then you look at it now, it's from Laurier. his university business in the hands tal solution to overcome Laurier's Bob the Builder quite a bit changed." "I'm going to try and stay in- of a capable staff, but reminds them Rosehart feels that the most con- volved," he says. "There's an over- to maintain single-mindedness: Proudly displaying his "Bob the sistent strength ofLaurier through- arching committee council that "Regardless of the size of the insti- Bob Facts Builder" lunch box, Rosehart spoke out the last 10 years has been the is running the Century campaign tution, keep student-centred, stu- of why he would deserve such a quality of education, the student- called the Patron's Council and I've dent-focused. As long as the uni- Full name: Robert George nickname, but also how he never faculty interaction and the student/ been asked to be a volunteer mem- versity does that, I think it will still Rosehart expected he would be given it in the faculty ratio. ber, so I'll still continue to do things continue to prosper." Birthplace: Owen Sound first place. "As we've been growing, we've there." Rosehart's final piece of advice Age: 63 "[Prior to coming to Laurier] I still got a 23-to-l commitment. Ba- Besides remaining involved is for his successor, Dr. Max Blouw, Family: Wife Rita never had any great vision that I sically we have to maintain the stu- with Laurier after leaving office, who will take his place this fall. He Son Robert, 35. Son Bill, 34. was going to be so entangled with dent faculty ratio. As long as we do the president will be busy with his repeats his earlier message: "I don't Daughter Karen, 30. building projects," he says. that I think we're maintaining the new post as Northwestern Ontario think there should be any more 3 Grandchildren His immediate concerns were classroom environment." Economic Facilitator, a posting an- growth here. If there's growth, it Interests: boosting the research agenda and Outside of the classroom, Rose- nounced last Thursday. should be in Brantford." Golf, boating, curling bolstering the degree program- hart feels that students are given a Why the sudden career change? Generally, the president feels "Skier Retired" ming. But growth in student num- "unique brand" by being from Lau- "I've always been what I would call confident in the abilities of Blouw. bers "Newspaper addict" quickly led to the need for rier. He gives the example ofLaurier a 'closet politician'," says Rosehart. "I don't think my advice to him "An unending appetite for more real estate. - popular athleticactivities: "Athletics "Over 35 years or so, I've always would be radically different from few going to various Laurier "My first years here, I was has always been a flagship around been involved in a variety of public the direction he's already focused games" buying everything that wasn't bolt- here; we've got 23 teams and over service initiatives. I've done a lot of on," he says.

Resume: ed down." Rosehart's first "acquisi- 500 student athletes ... they don't studies for government; I chaired "The Century Plan gives the Waterloo, 1962-1970: tion" was a condo now known as always win but they're competitive, a commission on single industry short-term direction. He's obvi- Chemical Engineering Student University Place, followed by the and it goes a little ways in creating a towns in Northern Ontario. I've al- ously interested in furthering the (Bachelor, Masters, and residence Laurier Place. "I bought sort of spirit." ways been involved with politicians research agenda, furthering the he adds Honourary Doctorate) that," again. When asked Brantford has been one of the on the federal, provincial, and mu- graduate student growth, which is, what he considered his crown- Lakehead University more ambitious projects that Lau- nicipal levels." I think, where the institution needs ing achievement, ex- rier 1970-1997: Rosehart has undertaken as an institu- to go." Assistant Professor, Dean and pressed a satisfaction in King Street tion, and the quality maintained on Ask the Doc President Residence's design: "a striking that campus is the product ofthink- building." See PAGE 26 for editorial reaction to this story ing passed on from Waterloo. But it Spending 10 years as the univer- 18 ■ WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY Student to Grad Good riddance, WLU A tribute to this year's graduating class. It's time to move on, but in the end we'll always have Phil's, Wilf's, the Spur and the Fox

STUDENT LIFE STAFF pajamas. with mobility are topics we've discussed ad nauseum. Things We'll Miss 3. Wilf's/Turret You can never drinkalone whenyou 6. Pretentious business students and 10. Student discounts and perks know half the regular crowd, three hippy arts students Sure, we barely use the gym and waitresses, two bartenders and one I will not miss the biz kids who that ISIC Card is burning a hole bouncer. Does thereal world have a think they will own the world, and in our wallets, but we always miss pizza and pitcher deal? thereforeown WLU. Seriously, what things when they're gone. is ICE week? Conversely, I will not 2. Always having someone to drink miss the arts kids who are all about 9. Lots offood options with the awareness we discussed. For some of us, graduating means Ifyou're not in the mood for the on- moving back to the suburbs or the campus scene, there's never any 5. Expensive, unhealthyfood boondocks. Either way there won't difficulty arranging a night out with In first year it's a novel idea to be be four pita places within a five some friends at another fine estab- offered chicken fingers and fries minute walk from your parents' lishment or keg party. at every meal, but it gets expensive house. and unhealthy at $7 a pop. 1. Associating with a nice campus 8. Distance Ed: is there such a thing WLU is no York: it's friendly, com- 4. Northdale / St. Michael's as Distance Work? pact and provides a lot of services Campuses Checking WebCT once a month in a city block. Those on the outside WLU should stand for "We're lazy and receiving a solid B is nothing to tell me the real world is not as nice. undergraduates" in this argument, complain about. If only the rest of but many of us chose Laurier be- the world worked like RE3I3 (Grief, Things We Won't Miss cause of its small campus. Acquir- Death and Dying). ing neighbourhood schools was 10. Lineups! not part of the tuition bill. 7. Being surrounded by ridiculously good-looking people 9. Awareness 3. WLUSU should stand for Since UW affectionately refers to We get it. There's AIDS and poverty WLUSU-CK us as the "Barbie School" it is only in Africa. We're in university; if you A lengthy interview and try-out safe to assume the rest of the world, didn'tknow it before, not sure why process seems a bitridiculous for a well, isn't as beautiful as we are. you're here. Instead of creating volunteer position in an organiza- awareness, we should raise funds, tion that we all pay $130 to be a part 6. The Concourse or send people over to educate Afri- of. Isn't it part of the admissions Nothing like stroking the ego in a cans on safe sex. We've been called package that we want everyone quick pit stop at the campus epi- an apathetic campus for a reason: involved? centre. You feel like the most popu- we're aware and we do nothing lar kid in school, simply because- about it. 2. Spirit the whole school has to pass you. Woo football! Wait, do I really like It's also the best way to pretend to 8. Registrar's Office and the football? O-Week is also a kick, be- be studying (sure, you need back- Administration ing that it's 8 am and no one cares. ground noise to concentrate). We've all been there. Trying to solve Everyone in the civilized student a relatively minor problem and be- world is hung-over. 5. Student Lifestyle ing sent to five different people, all As a graduating student you will giving different answers. Some of 1. Not enough class options be forced to rid yourself of the fol- these questions are no doubt on The shiny calendar sent to every lowing: sweatpants in public or at the subject of graduating. Good student upon admission makes the office, sleeping in until 11 am luck in May when you find out you WLU look like the cornucopia of on a weekday and having a week- can't graduate because ofmisinfor- classes. Oh wait, I'm sorry; you end that begins on Wednesday and mation from first-year. didn't get the memo. That really ends on Tuesday. cool class called Unicorns inLitera- 7. Walking uphill both ways, in a ture is only offered once every five 4. Five-minute commute foot ofsnow years, and it was just offered. Looks Be prepared for public transit and In the case of WLU, it's all too true. like you missed the boat! Story of traffic jams, not going to class On a fairly steeply-graded campus, our academic career... with two minutes to spare in your falling on ice and having difficulties My graduation lamentation As their last opportunity of having a captive audience, the Cord's graduating staff reflect on "All the times we've spent together"

ademic history, and that's got noth- that have much more in common God, what were we thinking? But It's time for us to blow every last ing to do with marks. As sad as with my you than anyone from high seriously, cherish these times with penny our good friend Uncle OSAP fellow graduates and I are to going school. your friends and revel in your has put into our pockets. If you're be, we must admit that fourth year STEVE NILES What do you have in common popularity. 30k in debt, what's another $4 drink STAFF WRITER has been one hell of a ride. with people from high school? If you can't be popular in fourth going to mean? You can start by At no point in your university life Nothing but the neighbourhood. year, you probably never will be. buying me a pint at Wilf's. As the old adage goes, "Don't cry will you ever be as popular as you University, however, collects peo- My fellow graduates, enjoy these If you need me, I'll be in the 'cause it's over, but smilebecause it are during your final year. It is now ple into nice little groups called fac- last few weeks. We are the oldest Concourse, spending time with my happened." With the sunset on the difficult to walk through the halls ulties, and you thus immediately and best educated individuals on good friends, takingit all in, and lis- 2006-2007 academic year quickly without a screaming fan begging have something in common with campus (with the exception of pro- tening to a loop of Green Day and approaching, it is time for a new for an autograph (and by scream- them. fessors, grad students, and perhaps Vitamin C until they finally get rid crop of graduates to go out into the ing fan I mean a dude from class In my case, I immediately know keen freshmen), and we need to of me. Niles, out. world, myselfincluded. that I know). what I have in common with the appreciate this. In a few months, Thankfully, I am leaving behind After four years of school, you person sitting beside me; they're we're going back to little fish in that See another grad's lamentation perhaps the greatest year in my ac- will collect a vast amount of friends dumb enough to go into history. big sea. on PAGE 20 Student Life The Cord Weekly > Wednesday march 28,2007 >19 WiFi network a work in progress

Waterloo's wireless nection through various cell phone and Carl Langford the manager of carriers, which is a little bit more network operations, explained the Internet not free for all costly than Atria WiFi. reason why. The Starbucks in North Waterloo WLU has "a whole new vision for located in Chapters uses the Atria wireless," said Kearney. "There are NICOLE WRAY Network. substantial costs involved in doing STAFF WRITER Some searching around will this, the commitment is there not find WiFi for a little bit cheaper or just from IT but from senior ad- For the second year in a row, Wa- even free in some places in Water- ministration as well, and we actu- terloo has been chosen as one of loo. The Huether Hotel in Uptown ally had half of the funding for this the top seven intelligent communi- Waterloo has a cafe with free WiFi project secured last fall. I've met on ties in the world as chosen by the access. While WiFi is extensively several occasions with the student Intelligent Communities Forum. available, it's up to the business to union and put in a request to the But you may notrealize that Wa- choose to provide free access at a Student Life Levy for the other 50 terloo is also one of the few com- cost to them. percent of the funding." munities in the world to offer wire- Other places with free WiFi in- The Student Union received this less Internet to almost the entire clude the Waterloo Public Library openly and enthusiastically and city. and the Kitchener Public Library. Kearney is optimistically awaiting Through a partnership with Atria Wireless at WLU is another story. their decision about the funding. Networks, wireless Internet access Anyone who has wireless Inter- "If we get approval in the next was made available to Uptown Wa- net at Laurier has probably com- three or four weeks, our objective terloo in 2005. This network has explained about it at some point, but is then to work on this project full panded to be available "anywhere hopefully soon it will be something out over the summer so that for around WLU and UW campuses," to smileabout. September 2007 we'll have our next as stated by wherever.ca, the pro- Currently wireless set-up costs generation wireless available." motional and informative website students $20 plus tax at the book- Kearney and Langford were en- for the Atria Network connection in store, which gives access in the thusiastic, explaining that ifthis oc- Waterloo. Concourse, the Solarium, the Din- curs, the new wireless system will However,WiFi isnot always avail- ing Hall, the library, the Peter's be free to students, have three times able through theAtria Network and Building, the Schlegel Centre, the the amount of coverage, not require is usually not free. The Atria Net- 24 hour Lounge and the Science a set up at the Laurier Bookstore work charges $5 an hour, $10 a day, Building. and be accessible for Mac users. $15 a week or $25 a month. This set-up cost and the some- Kearney explained that he Some locations in Waterloo do what limited access areas (Bricker "recognize [s] the system that we not use the Atria Network, like the Academic and the Arts Building have is pretty old, and we haven't Starbucks on the corner of King do not have wireless) some in been ex- has left purposely the last year Sydney Helland and University and the Starbucks in students unhappy with the service. panding that service knowing we're MACS GET WIRELESS - WLU promises better WiFi for Macs next year. Uptown Waterloo, which use a con- John Kearney, the Director of ITS going to this new one."

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Good luck and best wishes to the Class of 2007! University graduation can be fraught with more anxiety than high school . We made it through Rae Days, school strikes and the nothing CHELSEA GASKO diculous, and that's always condu- Double Cohort. There's we can't do! STAFF WRITER cive to a good time. The pressures of limos, underage drinking and "As we go on, we remember / all after-prom drama are long behind the times we had together..." Four us. years later and somehow it's prom What were we so uptight about time again. Retro Prom at the Tur- as high-schoolers? ret last Friday night got me into an We've come along way; however, »_i transat extremely reflective mood, and the the thought of what's to come still ~~ differences between a high school scares the poo out of most of us. ' llgipl— -* Z&MAIRLIN ES ' grad and a university grad sudden- The unknown is always a daunting Students save an additional ly became crystal clear. This time place to be heading. And for the around, we had a sense of humour first time in our lives, we'vereached about things. a crossroads where there's no clear- Our years at Laurier have suf- cut "next step." s ficiently seasoned us and we've Some are coming back for a vic- lOO off* learned not to take ourselves too tory lap or moving on to further seriously. We've learned not to care education. Some are poised to en- & ZOOM Transat's already low fares. Only at Travel CUTS. if we have a date or a corsage and ter the professional world, and oth- BOOK EARLY, ONLY AT TRAVEL CUTS. we've learned that the world will ers still have no plan and will end not end if we spill beer all over our up crying as they move back in with *Ask our agents for details and availability. dresses. their parents. The world will, in all likelihood, Nevertheless, as I promenade be much more humorous if we do around the Turret to the rockin' have a dress soaked with beer (and tunes of Grease, I am a grinning,

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It's not too late to help students find last-minute what they want to doand give them experience then you need to put don't put in the effort. "Have clar- jobs. These agencies set up agree- tips on how to target their potential in a little more effort into your job ity in what you're looking for, think look for summer ments with employers and provide employers. search," said Orchard. about theindustry you wantand the students with temporary summer "If you're trying to figure out According to Orchard, many stu- kind of job you want, and be proac- employment jobs. what you want to do in the future dents end up with jobs that they tive in identifying your employers." Students can also find summer and get a little more professional don't really want because they ASHLEY JANG jobs at not-for-profit agencies. STAFF WRITER "There are lots of not-for-profits that get summer grants to hire stu- As the school year comes to an end, dents and a lot of them don't get many students have begun or are in advertised," said Orchard. These the process of looking for a summer organizations can be found in The job. While many students have al- Blue Book, which is a directory ready secured their jobs, it's not too of local community social service late for those who are still looking. agencies. When looking for a job, the first When initiating contact with a Wilfrid Laurier University step is to figure out what it is that new employer, the key is to know you're looking for. "Think about who you're dealing with. "Identify your skills and from there, think the organization that you're inter- Accessibility Survey about your employment opportu- ested in and then do a bit of re- Your Input Is Important! Please Participate! nities," said Tara Orchard, career, search on it," said Orchard. advising coordinator for Career Orchard suggests phoning the Who: Students, Faculty and Staff Services. company ahead of time to inquire What: The Accessibility Committee is looking for your comments and According to Orchard, students about any potential positions and input regarding all areas of campus accessibility including: should consider looking for jobs ask any questions you may have • Physical Facilities, that relate to their career. "Certainly about what they do. "The best way • Publications and Information Resources, in your second and third year you to do it is give yourself two or three • Equipment and Adaptive Technology, want to think about what skills you weeks to make your initial contact • Human Resources Issues for Faculty and Staff, want to be developing." with the people and a follow-up to • Awareness Issues for Faculty and Staff There are numerous programs show your professionalism." • Student Services available students to to help with Career services can be a great How: Complete the short online survey at www.wlu.ca/accessibilitysurvey/ summer job searches. Services help in your job search. "We do our When: Please do it now! Survey ends April 16, 2007 Canada offers a summer jobs pro- job postings and in addition stu- gram to guide students to finding dents can come in here and learn Your will form for and on a suitable job. "It's legitimate, they practical resume writing," said responses help the basis improvements changes campus and will get job postings, and have student Orchard. be incorporated into the 2007-2008 Laurier Accessibility Plan! officers that help you with resumes Students can book appoint- Alternative formats, assistance and questions? Please contact Linda Chamberlain and job searches," said Orchard. ments with student career leaders or ext. 3996 or Mary Orton ext. 2805. In addition, temp agencies can who can help them to figure out Brantford Campus: Tracy Arabski ext. 519.756.8228 ext.5701 or Deirdre Boyle ext. 519.756.8228 ext.5759 Get involved, give your feedback and be heard! WCRI

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Morissette and Dakota Fanning. Laurier Women's Centre Since its debut in 1996, The Va- gina Monologues has turned into presents The Vagina an international success and has resulted in the creation of V Day. Monologues This day, held sometime in the months of February or March, rais- LAURA CARLSON es money through performances STAFF WRITER and other campaigns with the goal being to create awareness and end Hearing nearly 200 people chant- violence against women. Since ing the word "cunt" in the most 1998, over one thousand produc- endearing of ways is not something tions of the Monologues have been you hear too often. And listening to put on. an actress do impressions offemale WilfridLaurier is one ofthe cam- "moans" and watching her act out puses that supports the project, a triple orgasm is not too typical and each year the WLU Women's either. Centre presents their own edition But The Vagina Monologues, an of The Vagina Monologues. international production, teaches Although the on-campus per- women to embrace their vaginas formances are not until March 30 and does so in the most entertain- and 31, the cast performed a spe- ing ofways. cial preview of the show as part of the Women's Sex- "I think it's just so important to give ual Health Matters night at the King women a space to speak about a Street Theatre Cen- taboo subject that's never spoken tre last Thursday. about." Eighteen women from the Lau- rier community - Laura Hartley, choreographer for he embraced the work Vagina Monologues of Ensler and performed seventeen different mono- Originally performed in 1996, logues about the emotions that re- The Vagina Monologues is a compi- sult from being female in today's Laura Carlson lation of various pieces, all revolv- society. THE BIG 0 - The Vagina Monologues explores numerous issues relating to a woman's sexuality and being. ing around stories of women and "I think it's just so important to their experiences with their own give women a space to speak about vaginas. a taboo subject that's never spoken oppression that women across the tradictions and vulnerability sur- the way, we're all super-excited and The production was written and about," said Laura Hartley, chore- world face, and the suffering that rounding their sexuality. [we'll be] even more energetic next initially performed by Eve Ensler, ographer of this year's production. can result from one's anatomy. "You laugh [and] you cry," com- weekend," she said. who interviewed over 200 women There are several comical num- The most moving of the pieces mented choreographer Nikki Ed- These performances will take place regarding the suppressed subject. bers throughout the night such was "My Vagina Was My Village" wards. "It's such a well-rounded at The Button Factory on March 30 It is the stories ofthese women that as Emily Browning's rendition of which is a compilation of the testi- showcase of the different things and 31 at 7 pm. Tickets can be pur- make up the monologues in the "My Angry Vagina" or "The Flood" monies of several Bosnian women about vaginas." chased in the C Spot for $10. performance. in which an elderly woman talks who experienced the terrors ofrape Very pleased with how the pre- To date the V Day movement has Various celebrities have por- about her experience of getting camps. view show went, Edwards is op- risen over $40 million, and this year trayed these women on stage in- wet. The tone shifts drastically timistic about this weekend's up- all proceeds raised from the Lau- cluding Winona Ryder, Whoopi But there are also those perfor- throughout the night, which con- coming shows. rier shows will be going to Planned Goldberg, Rachel McAdams, Alanis mances that centre on the sexual stantlyreminds women of the con- "Now that the nerves are out of Parenthood.

of their original tracks, Street Phar- singer Nathan Wettlaufer let them Playing for a place to sleep macy did justice to the Sublime have it when they stopped in be- classic "Garden Grove',' getting fans tween songs to let loose a cowbell- concert raises vard of Broken Dreams" by Green in the audience to sing along. inspired free style. Bands4Beds money for bed-kits Day. Cover songs became a trend Ryan Guay, the lead singer and To keep with the trend of covers, throughout the night, and after Mc- guitarist of Street Pharmacy, says Supermarine rocked out to Wee-

KARI PRITCHARD "Each bed-kit has about 50 items Cullogh mellowed the crowd with the band enjoys doing shows for zer's "Undone - The Sweater Song" CORD A&E and 100 percent of every donation her soulful tunes, Street Pharmacy charity, saying "all of us play music and, at the end of their set, they goes towards the bed-kits because hit the stage. as a release, and it's good to get to- were brought back by the crowd's On Saturday, March 24, the crowd all overhead costs are paid by a gether to play char- demand of an encore, which they at Wilf's was drinking for charity at trust fund," she continued. "Bands4Beds supports Sleeping ity shows when were pleased to play. the second annual Bands4Beds. All Bands4Beds began in 2005 and Children Around the World, which somebody benefits Like Guay, John Heil, the lead proceeds from the event, includ- continues to grow each year. The other was is a charity that gives bed-kits and than us or the guitarist for Supermarine, ing the cover that was paid and first Bands4Beds of the school year fans." happy to get people to come out every drink that the bar sold, went was held last November 25 and was other needed articles to children After Street to charity shows and have a good to Sleeping Children Around the a great success, thus paving the way around the world." Pharmacy time. World. for Saturday's event. On top of hav- wrapped up their "I really appreciate the efforts of Megan Bellamy, president of ing all proceeds go to SCAW, there set, there was a all Laurier groups working for char- - Megan Bellamy, president of SCAW Laurier's Sleeping Children Around were three live acts to draw in a smooth transition ities," said Heil, while rhythm gui- the World (SCAW), helped organize crowd. into the sounds of tarist Scott Mitchell added, "charity and put together the Bands4Beds Emily McCullogh was the first Supermarine. The shows always get a good crowd." event. person to hit the stage, where she Street Pharmacy showcased their boys of Supermarine took the stage Laurier's second annual Bands- "Bands4Beds supports SCAW, seduced the audience with her im- innovative blend of ska, rock and with their alternative/classical rock 4Beds was a success. At the end of which is a charity that gives bed- pressive vocals accompanied by reggae music, kicking out some up- groove and enjoyed catering to the the night, the crowd was pleased kits, packages containing beds, acoustic guitar. beat tracks and getting the crowd audience. with the musical selection, their school supplies, clothing and other McCullogh played various cover on their feet. The most memorable moment of excessive alcohol intake and the needed articles to children around songs during her set like "Won- Sticking with the theme of cov- their set was when the crowd ral- bragging rights that it had all been the world," said Bellamy. derwall" by Oasis and "Boule- ers while also incorporating a few lied to hear a cowbell solo, and lead done for a good cause. A&E The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday march 28,2007 > 23 The great Spartan divide The Cord weighs in on one of the most talked-about films of 2007

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DRU JEFFRIES to look at, perhaps because the NICK HINSPERGER need to make every other aspect STAFF WRITER characters perform more than one CORD A&E of the film as strong as possible. To action. When I say that the same do this, director Zack Snyder made I'm going to start my review of 300 thing happens over and over in 300, I think everyone remembers where every scene incredibly epic. The by doing something I've never done I'm not exaggerating. This is one of they were when they first heard It. movie is jammed with everything before: quote from another film the most painfully boring movies From the frat boys to the stoners from epic battle scenes to epic critic. NPR's David Edelstein said I've ever seen, and that might be its to those who, like myself, study death scenes, along with the most that 300 "is about as bad as any- most egregious sin. ancient history, the words "This is epic love scene I've ever seen. thing I've ever seen, but it's worth Of the (few) negative comments Sparta" threatened to become one Equally exaggerated is the con- talking about." I've heard expressed about 300, of those epic lines that defines a trast between the Spartans and the I'm inclined to agree. Most bad there's the film's negative portrayal movie. And for 300, that couldn't Persians, and since the new Harry movies are fairly benign, in that of Persians and its historical inac- ring more true. Potter flick isn't out yet, those they have no delusions of artistic curacies. I won't complain about 300 does not try to reinvent the who would be criticizing the use grandeur, and thus don't try to con- either of those, because they seem wheel or deliver the most intel- of witchcraft in a "children's film" tribute to the cinematic discourse completely fair to me. ligent and captivating story of all have turned their attention to 300, at all—they know they're bad, and Miller or director Zack Snyder time. Instead, it executes what it claiming that the Spartans were they're OK with that. 300 is the oth- never claimed to be making some- promises, and does so with such largely Americanized while the er kind of bad movie, the kind that thing historically accurate, and as grandiose style that when it's over Persians were portrayed as barbaric becomes so unbelievably, incom- Americans, it seems only natural you are left with the urge to join an monsters. Yet with the film lacking prehensibly popular thataudiences that they'd portray Iran's ances- ancient Greek army. any attack on Persian culture, the could mistake it for an artistic evo- tors negatively. I won't agree with Because really, when you break critics are forced to attack how they lution rather than a regression. it, and I'm certainly offended by it, down 300 and look inside, you re- are depicted as invaders, which, Let's get something else out of but I won't say that they don't have alize that this is little more than a along with the Greeks, is histori- the way: I'm a comic bookfan. A big the ardstic freedom to do that. huge battle scene with a few scenes cally accurate. one. And I like the Sin City film ad- On the other hand, I have to of Greeks talking about battle. But And while yes, it is true that the aptation a lot. But since that movie take issue with the rest of the film's hell, what did you expect? Spartans were far from the democ- came out, people seem to ignore polidcs. I know that it seems redun- 300is, ofcourse, based on the cult racy that Snyder portrayed (its King something about its creator, Frank dant to accuse a war film of being hero Frank Miller's graphic novel Leonidas, remember) and that they Miller: he's completely overrated. pro-war, but 300 is so mindlessly 300, which in turn was inspired by lived in a highly repressive society, In fact, Miller is hit-or-miss at best, jingoistic that many will read it as the 1962film The 300 Spartans. The as they devoted an entire class of and for every Dark Knight Returns a pro-Iraq War allegory (and with graphic novel, then, is responsible people (known as helots) to slave he writes, there's a Dark Knight a scene wherein Queen Gorgo begs not only for the entire aesthetic work, the Persians were ultimately Strikes Back to balance it out. So the people of Sparta to send more of the film, but for the individual not some virtuous ancient culture for every good movie based on his troops, they're probably right). scenes as well. that the film tarnished. characters (Sin City), there's likely As for the film's gender politics, For instance, the famous kick- Instead of being a battle of free- to be a bad one, and that's 300. Spartans use women only as sperm ing-of-the-Persian-messenger- dom versus slavery, the film is rath- 300 is every awful thing about receptacles and the film certainly into-the-well occurs in the graphic er based on a battle of honour and Frank Miller distilled to 117 min- doesn't find any fault with that. And novel just as it appears in the film. respect. utes of mind-numbing anti-histo- then there's the tension between The visuals partnered with the ac- As the film states, this is not a ry. The film's visual style is unique, the film's homoerotic visuals and tion sequences give this film its film with an intricate plot or deep perhaps (to the cinema at least—it its homophobic censorship of his- wings. With every scene 300 con- characters. This is about a legend- looks exacdy like Miller's book), torical fact. I guess Clinton's "Don't standy dazzles viewers with scen- ary battle shown through the eyes but you'll be over that within min- ask, don't tell" policy has some his- ery rather than engaging them with of a great imagination. This is not utes—l was over it before the trailer torical precedent. an elaborate plot. virtuous, or forgiving or nice. This is was over. 300 is an early candidate for the Basically, when you have a film Sparta, and this is why we go to the limited Sin City is a more interesting film worst movie of the year. with as a plot as 300, you movies. 24 WEDNESDAY MARCH 28, 2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY A&E

Media Matters: A monthly column on media, culture and technology Mind the hype those stubborn hold-outs who re- fuse to get hooked up must admit that the Internet has gone so far as to change the way that we buy gro- JOE TURCOTTE ceries or toilet paper. A&E EDITOR But the Internet has not served the deathblow that many pundits After nearly 12months as yourA&E and academics claimed was only editor, almost four years at this years away. In fact, sometraditional school, and a little under 23 years media are making up new ground. on this planet, I've come to believe Television, radio and print re- that sometimes a cliche is more mainresilient and try to incorporate than a few oft-repeated words. the Internet into their businesses, After all of this experience I'm rather than merely switching over. starting to understand, and believe Because of the extensive infrastruc- in, what Chuck D meant when he tural frameworks that have been said: "Don't believe the hype!" developed over the past century, Way back in 1988, Public Enemy this desire to maintain and adapt released a song with those pro- traditional media should continue. found words as its title. Now, nearly And while the Internet may have

20 years later, I think that these changed the way that we are able to u iggssg*---• ■-■.-■-^■■LUL».JuiiMij..iiMuuiiu.ju.u»u».iuuiu.iii.iu.luM».uau.u.iu».j..H^——— Joe Turcotte words apply more than ever. acquire and consume music, noth- WORDS OF WISDOM - Nearly 20 years old, Chuck D's line "don't believe the hype" remains pertinent today. In our "buy now, think later" ing, not even the wondrous World world, the commercial and celeb- Wide Web, can help to create the rity hype machines are constandy greatest band in the history ofmod- landscape, it's clear to see that Brit- Even Bono and Jay-Z, who have mind that things aren't exactly how running, as they try to position the ern music - and believe me, people ney, Christina, Paris, Bono, Jay-Z long and esteemed careers, have they seem. That magical device new cellular-mp3-video phone or have tried. and Kanye West have become ways now become the faces of causes won'treally change your world and pseudo-nymphomaniac pop sing- The ways that publicists now po- oflife and not means of entertain- or corporations; it has been a long make it so much easier, and that er as the greatest contribution to sition musicians is not the same ment. Putting aside the different time since these two men have new artist probably isn't as good as mankind since fire. as it once was. While there has always that these celebrities present been marketed solely as musical everyone keeps saying. It's all hype; But it's impossible that every ways been a part of music market- themselves, one thing is certain: geniuses. it's a lot of empty noise that's only new technological device or musi- ing that has wanted to ensure that the marketing of the individual has For the hype-machine, it is not trying to make us buy something. cal manipulator is really going to fans "connect" with the musician taken precedence over the market- enough that you have refined your Try to look past the glossy, or radically re-define how we think - just look at the Beatles, where ing of the music. talents, you must also look and play dirty for all those counterculture about and interact with the world. each band member was fashioned These stars are nowmore likely to the part of someone exciting or fans, veneer that has been layered Sure, sometimes this is possi- to appeal to a different kind of per- be described as crazy, sexy, trashy, important. on top of all of our media products. ble. The Internet has dramatically son - this shift towards marketing generous, ingenious and outlandish So the next time you're flipping Judge for yourself, think before you changed the way that everyone in- people over music has increased. than they are to be framed in terms through a magazine or the chan- buy and most importantiy: don't teracts with the outside world.Even Looking around the pop-culture of their musical accomplishments. nels or surfing the 'net, just keep in believe the hype. New Music offers dramatics JRR Tolkien's "The Lay An inspired performance came dramatics as well. Meghan Bunce in the form of Dwight Lewis's duet wrote a piece called "My Nerves!!" of gets an for horn and trombone entitled which involved Bunce leading a Luthien" "Beren and Luthien" For "Beren business meeting and having some interpretive treatment and Luthien" Dwight re-enacted sort of schizophrenic second self JRR Tolkien's tale "The Lay of Lu- (played by Lorrina Belluz) rear its at last Wednesday's thien" beautifully, pointing to the head periodically, chant creepily story's many themes and identifi- and then go back into hiding. New Music Concert able motifs. Another example of the night's For example, there was the ob- dramatic flair was "Pontification" I,; : ' vious representation of Beren and by Clara Hilts. Hilt's piece was an ESTHER WHEATON Luthien as trombone and horn illustration of what happens when STAFF WRITER respectively. The piece illustrated violinists get too big for their own their meeting with a pair of solos egos. A pair of violins and a violist Last Wednesday's New Music and memorable themes, which appeared onstage in their pajamas, concert featured a wide variety of merged into harmony and diverged playing a trio. music and ensembles. The music again. At the beginning it was a fairly offered ranged from an a cappella typical string trio, vocal solo by Pam Patel to Tomas The piece illustrated their meeting but near the mid- Bouda's jazz trio to pop-assimilable dle, one of the vio- a piano music and several woodwind with pair of solos and memorable linists took a few ensembles. themes, which merged into too many liberties, *112 * The WLU Percussion Ensemble harmony and shooting off into kicked off the evening with Co- diverged again. unrelated technical lin Labadie's "Solar Forests" The passages. The other Hr;| first of many stellar efforts, it led two performers got the audience through many of the The next theme suggested ad- fed up with her antics, and jjjjjljjl^^ left her finer points of rhythmic technique venture, perhaps the couple's quest onstage on her own. I and a variety of percussion sounds to steal the Silmaril from the Dark There are dozens of jokes about from wood and metal to snare Lord, followed by a chase, followed violinists being full of themselves drums to the low-pitched sound of by a minor theme which became (e.g. What's the difference between a tympani. menacing and mourning in turn, a violin and a viola? Nothing, but The night featured many high- indicating the deaths of the two the violin looks smaller because the lights, such as MargaretP. Fay's sur- heroes. violinist's head is bigger), and these round-sound composition "Distant Their return to life together, after jokes were played out in music. Voices" which saw bassoons in the Luthien's sacrifice ofher immortal- With the school year coming to back corners of the hall, onstage ity, allowed the piece to end with a an end, Laurier's musicians con- and backstage. restatement of the original "Beren tinued to demonstrate their skills. Another highlight was Glenn and Luthien" theme. As they have done all year long, the While James' "Reflection"; this piece used this was supposed to be a New Music concerts continue to the thick sound of multiple double night that focused primarily upon prove the high quality of compos- reeds to great effect. music, several pieces involved ers in the music department. Classifieds/Fun The Cord Weekly - Wednesday march 28,2007 - 25

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It's the end of an era. As the school year begins to wind down and students start fantasizing about their upcoming summer plans, a staple oflast __J decade's Laurier community will be leaving the school for good. Dr. Bob Sow Joslin Rosehart, WLU's president for the last decade, who has been an integral part in shaping the campus and community we know today, will, at the end of this school year, leave his post to tackle new initiatives. During his time here, Dr. Bob has seen WLU grow in shape and in size. longyears, Some ofthe most notable acquisitions and building projects that Rosehart Afterfour is responsible for are the purchase of University Place and Laurier Place and the construction of King Street Residence. The size of the undergrad community has also swelled during Rosehart's reign, currently topping in at over 13,500. what have I learned? The growth ofLaurier over the past few years has been part of Laurier's Century Plan, a project that details plans to become a more comprehen- Residence, sobriety, bars and parents are all integral parts of the university sive and research-based school, and another initiative in which Rosehart played a part. learning experience, most of which takes place outside of the classroom Laurier is in a transitional phase right now, similar to a youth who's no longer a child, but not quite a teenager - a "tween" if you will. As with a should be unhappy, so do what But it was in fourth year that I

tween, while Laurier continues to change and mature, there will inevitably you love and enjoy life - you only really expanded my knowledge. be difficulties and growing pains. Whether the changes are good or bad is get one try. And it's when you're I learned that the abundance of BLAIR for the students to debate, but through it all, Rosehart has been a loving doing what you love, what you're partying I did in third year was in- FORSYTH-STARK parent, helping to ease the transitioning process wherever he could. passionate about, that you'll meet deed excessive and thatwith a full OPINION EDITOR At the end ofthe day, or decade in this case, Rosehart has seen Laurier's people thatyou connect with. course load, a part-time job, vol- rankings, funding and research dollars increase and the Laurier campus It was in second year that I unteer commitments and more, change drastically. And while he's had some hits and misses, it is not the After four years, upwards of learned about the importance it is just not possible to party that president that makes the school what it is, but its academic community. $30,000, countless parties, liver of alcohol in social interactions. much without causing yourself And as a community, we've appreciated your leadership and drive, Dr. damage and a class here and Second year was when I stopped undue stress. Bob, and you will be missed. there, what has it all been worth? drinking, which was significant, Another valuable lesson was As I collect my degree (hopeful- regardless of the fact thatI was still that parents aren't actually the en- ly) in June, the piece of paper that underage. My sobriety in the pres- emy, a thought I held on to dearly University news says I've done something mean- ence ofdrunken friends taught me in high school. They are the only ingful with my last four years, I that, one: drunk people are not at- people who will always be in your find myself reflecting on what tractive, regardless ofhow hot they cheering section and won't shy worth repeating exacdy I've learned in my pursuit think they are, and two: drunk away from telling you the truth, as of a higher education. And the people will reveal their authen- much as it may hurt. Another year has come and gone, unique adventure, complete with truth is, I've learned a surprising tic personality. If your friends are Fourth year also taught me that and something feels familiar. Actu- recycled news. These events shape amount, although, much to my normally cheerful, emotional or natural intelligence can only take ally, everything feels familiar. After everyone's experience differently, parents' dismay, most of my edu- confrontational, and their drunk you so far, namely to fourth year... recapping the biggest newsmakers and become part of their university cation has taken place outside of self is just an exaggerated take on it turns out you may need to study one no- memories. the news the of the year, can't help but Goingthrough classroom. that, you've got yourself a genuine at some point once you make it tice thatwe've seen manyof the sto- cycle is just as much a rite of pas- Like in the halls of residence. personality. But iftheir inebriated that far. as ries before. Student beatings? Been sage funneling your first beer. That's where I-first learned the dif- self is Hyde to their sober Jekyll, Through all my years here at there, done that. Student tragedies? These recurring stories also af- ference between true friends and they're concealing parts of their Laurier, I've had so many diverse as Wouldn't be a school year without fect the campus a whole. A trag- friends of convenience. In fact, personality while sober and you'll experiences and learned so much them. Student Done, edy like a student being and ignorance? struck my year in residence taught me definitely want to pay attention to about myselfand about the world. a car done and done. killed by resulted in the name some of the most valuable lessons their drunken rants. Seriously... And while I've taken things away News to be cyclical of a residence, Bouckaert Hall. tends very about love and friendship that it's a riot. from my classes, my real educa- in and having document- While the events be repeats, nature, may I've learned to date. Friends are I was finally of age by third year tion has taken place outside of Laurier's news for the last 80 they still leave their not ed mark. people with whom you hap- and able to legally enter licensed Laurier's walls. Mark Twain never been through So if you're a veteran years, the Cord has student pen to share something in com- establishments. As such, I learned let his schooling interfere with his The names, places or just finishing first in many cycles. year, keep mon; they're people with whom many valuable lessons in front education and, given my experi- and details may change, but the mind that if you feel like you've you share a connection. And you of a bar. Chief among them was ences, I think that's rather wise. stories remain the same. And so read something before, it may not won't connect with everyone. that the $1.75 drinks at Phil's are At the end ofit all, I can say with they should. As each new crop of be deja vu, but simply part of the Which leads me to the second a wonderful gift to all students certainty that my university expe- students set foot on WLU's campus, university experience. life lesson I gained from my ex- and that going to the club three rience has changed me as a per- they are embarking on their own perience at Do Laurier. what you or four times a week is not at all son for the better and expanded want to do; don't let the opinion excessive. I also learned that you my horizons. These unsigned editorials were agreed upon by at least two-thirds The of others affect your of decision. can regularly go out three nights Was it worth the stress, sleep- Cord's editorial board and do not necessarily the views The Cord's There's no reflect of reason someone for- a week and somehow still manage less nights, deadlines, $30.,000? volunteers, or WLUSP. tunate to staff enough be in university to maintain a decent average. Hell yeah. Opinion The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesday march 28,2007 - 27 Letters to the Editor

Few veg choices that is one more person that is edu- male performers needed any If you or someone you cared that. With speech, people have to cated about the disease and the op- dance background to audition, about needed an organ what sys- constantly reach out to grab the at- This letter relates to the idea of our tion that we are now being given to and based on the group of girls at tem would you want our govern- tention of others to spread aware- dining hall, Terrace and other food help prevent it. auditions, and on the group of girls ment to have in place? Currently, ness. However, with silence it is the facilities on Wilfrid Laurier Univer- that we hired, not everyone had to be an organ donor one must "opt people who come to you for you sity's Campus. I am a vegetarian F'nM editorial BS dance background. I auditioned in" by signing an organ donation have sparked their interest. You get and I have many issues with the for a spot on Fashion 'N Motion as card (how many people reading a chance to work with raw curiosity way that these differentfacilities are The article about F'nM on page a performer last year for the first this have signed one?). Manda- and are in control to shape it into run, and how poorly they provide 20 of this week's Cord is possibly time. My parents put zero dollars tory organ donation would simply emotion and support. Instead of for vegetarians and their rights. the most ignorant article I have into any dance training for me. In make it so someone would have to talking until you're blue in the face, First, when looking at the Terrace ever read. The anonymous writer high school I was a complete jock "opt out" if they did not wish to do- silence and the actions that replace there are many issues with contam- should seriously go and inform and spent all my time on a court, on nate their organs. No one would be speech, compel people to listen. ination. For example, Pizza Pizza themselves properly on F'nM's hir- a field or at a track, and my dance forced against their will to donate In our silence and support, we uses the same tongs to pick up all ing technique. experience consists of drunkenbar their organs. There also would be stood side by side to great people the different types of pizza slices; He/she states that "female danc- dancing with my girlfriends. "criteria set in place thatwould state like Trudeau or Nellie McClung, and there are never enough vege- ers were required to have previous It's important for girls of any ex- specific requirements for a person's and did our part to bring awareness tarian options on therack. Also, Pita dancing experience in order to au- perience to know this, and under- eligibility for donating their or- to the Laurier and KW community. Shack asks if they could wash their dition for a spot in the show." This stand that they too can be a part of gans." Diseased blood is currently Evil prevails even when those speak hands for our convenience and is absolute b-s. As a choreographer this show. F'nM is a dance show, rejected. No one is suggesting us- loudly, but the intelligent people change their gloves, but the vegeta- this year I know for certain I had therefore some sort of dance expe- ing organs from people with AIDS are silendy tempting the curiosity bles are already contaminated, so it girls in my scene with no dancing rience does help, however without or from people with bad organs. of humanity. Silence and actions is senseless. And there is the similar experience, and certainly no one that, stage presence and charisma Mandatory organ donation exists were around long before speech problem with Mr. Sub in terms of is rejected from the audition day work just as well. I hope that the in many European countries where was, so we are merely going back to contamination with the other food. if they have no dance experience. Cord's article does not deter non- the chances of getting some organs the beginning to fight, for we listen Second, in concerns to the din- This question isn't even asked to dancers from auditioning for F'nM are in the 90 percent range versus harder to those who are silent. ing hall, it seems to be worse. There the students as it would most likely because many of our amazing cast the 30 percent range in Canada. It is the sandwich station where they violate the WLUSU hiring process. members have no dance back- seems to me to be the best of four -Daliah Hijazi do not use gloves at all, never wash And it is said that this alleged ground at all. If someone is inter- options. We could stick with the their hands, and touch the meat, "rule" of needing a dance back- ested in being a part ofthis produc- system which kills thousands of WLU students etc, and then reach over and touch ground is only for women and not tion but does not feel comfortable Canadians every year (Ms. Suiza's the vegetables, so even a vegetarian men. Once again, b-s. The lack of on a stage, positions on stage crew choice and the worst option). want to go green has to worry about the cross-con- men who apply definitely affects and design team are available. We could set up an organ market tamination there. There are days their chances but many of the "What if women were unable to where people are paid for the or- I'd like to thank the Cord for two when there is not even a vegetar- men do indeed have a dance back- afford proper dance training, or gans they donate (private market). articles in the last issue on envi- ian soup or chili. If looking at the ground. I'm sure this was more simply chose to focus on their aca- Lastly we could set up "organ pools" ronmentalism. The first article Pan-Asia the vegetarian dishes are than evident in the amazing all- demic studies?" the article asked. whereby those who are members highlighted a number of events on cooked in the same pans that the guys scene this year. My answer: "Great! See you of the pool are first in line for or- campus that continue to draw out meat-eaters' are cooked in. The The process goes like this: apply at auditions in September." gans when another member of the a substantial number of students same applies for the Pasta station. online, get contacted for an inter- pool dies (second-best option). from all disciplines. While running There are not enough options ei- view, do the interview, go to the -Jessica Mise As we are young, this issue is my own booth in the concourse ther in this school for a vegetarian. audition day, get hired or don't. probably not at the forefront of our during the Eco Fair, my expecta- And in terms of everything being It is exactly like any other WLUSU Emergency only concerns although itshould be. De- tions were blown away as students contaminated, there seems to be hiring practice. Of course there are mocracy does not mean that every consistently approached the booth nothing at all. McMaster, a school going to be those who don't make This letter is in response to the individual has absolute freedom. In to sign up to the newest political I have recently visited actually has it due to the fact that they can't article written by Ryan Bolton Canada, because we have universal club on campus, the Laurier Cam- a vegan/vegetarian restaurant on dance, but you are forgetting the regarding cell phone use in the health care every Canadian owes pus Greens. The environmental campus for the students there. main purpose ofF'nM? It's a dance classroom. I agree with him 100 the system something. consciousness of Laurier students There is not enough concern for show! And most people who can't percent, except when he said "cell should not be underestimated. those who are vegetarian at Wilfrid dance don't bother applying. It's as phones are extremely important, -Neil McKay However, as the Cord articulated, Laurier, it is thatsimple. simple as that. especially in times of emergency." there appears to be a disconnect The work done to provide for And for needing dance training? Cell phones are important only Oath actions between student sentiments and the vegetarian students, TAs, pro- That's crap too. There are so many in times of emergency, and mes- campus changes. Anyone who fre- fessors, and staff at WLU is pa- people who are in F'nM because sages along the lines of "OMG he speak loudly quendy passes through the con- thetic, and something needs to they have natural dance skills or added me 2 facebook lol" do not course or elsewhere on campus be done! We need more options they just excelled at audition day, count as emergencies. It is not vi- I am a firm believer of "actions may notice a pile up of recyclables on the menus! We need safer and even some choreographers have no tal to be constantly being plugged speak louder than words." "Mock- beside trash receptacles. Students non-contaminated food! We need training. in to telephones, cameras, mp3 ery" and "disrespectful" are not want to do their part but are strug- respect! We need more attention!!! Lastly the analogy of "what F'nM players, video games, or to call or the words that came to mind when gling on a fairly stagnant campus. is," being "a few fun nights of fash- text your friends every five min- I heard about the Oath of Silence This of course does not have to be

- Laura Catalano ion and dancing." Seriously?? F'nM utes to say "yup, still in class." Day. Instead, words like "empow- the case. I strongly feel that Laurier

is a dedication which takes up ev- When a student - or professor, erment," "education" and "aware- presents a great opportunity for an Cervical cancer ery single Sunday from September for that matter - enters a class- ness" filled my mind. While speech environmental campus. Our stu- on. It is not a few nights, it's a week- room, the phone should be turned is important, silence forces people dent population is small and has awareness ly dedication throughout the whole off. Not silent - off. But if you want to listen harder and listen more. I a community vibe. Our campus is year and all the hard work that is to download a new song, find a participated in the Oath of Silence compact and well-connected. Our Cervical cancer is now the number put into F'nM is highly undermined new ring tone, check messages, Day and found that silence spread disciplines provide a level headed two cancer killer in women behind with this statement. play Tetris, look at pictures, see if a the word more efficiently. and practical approach to all ideas. breast cancer. Cervical cancer is crush emailed you, or heck, if you That white bandana with the We are a school of leaders so let's

caused by HPV which is a virus that - Kat Comer really are expecting an important simple black "x" was our speech. start applying this potential to the is very common in most women phone call, stay at home. That's it. We recognized the true struggle environmental movement. and is spread through sexual inter- Editorial wrong of the voiceless, and for a fraction course. Avaccine, Gardisil, has now -Julia Burns of our lives we were connected to -Griffin Carpenter come out which works to prevent The information provided in the ed- them as their sole ally. That is em- President, Laurier Campus Greens have most cases of HPV. In order for the itorial reaction titled "F'nM should Organ law good powerment. I spoken pas- vaccine to be successful females give a chance to everyone" needs sionately about women's rights in horrors Letters Policy: must receive the vaccine between clarification to ensure that all Lau- Ignoring Ms. Suiza's confusion the Middle East and the democ- of such and col- All letters to the editor must be signed and the 9 26. rier students do get a fair chance for about how Canada's laws, to friends, family ages of and submitted with the author's name, student and leagues, but got nowhere. But my This age range coincides with the a position on Fashion 'N Motion. racy, federal, provincials gov- identification number, and telephonenumber. must be received by 12:00pm Monday students, states that "female danc- ernments work; ignoring her sug- silence did. Without words I was Letters average age of university This blurb via email to [email protected] or governments fund an able to educate and bring aware- so this is the perfect place to raise ers were required to have previous gestion the throughour website at www.cordweekly.com. Letters exceed 350 words. in order to audi- advertising campaign for organ ness of issues they never knew must not awareness on both this issue and dance experience The Cord reserves the right to edit any letter donation un- about. I cannot even remember the and the vaccine. tion for a spot in the popular fash- (costly, inefficient, for brevity and clarity. Spelling grammar will be corrected. TheCord reserves the right Assistant Producer of proven, and unnecessary) and the amount of people who came up to I suggest that as a campus we ion show." As to reject any letter, in whole or in part.TheCord "donate blitz me, be it faculty members right to not publish material that an end the show, and a big part of the hir- fact that the blood" ad students, reserves the work together to help put deemed be libelous in contravention never brings enough donors, you, a or members ofthe community. is to or to this cancer that can now be pre- ing process, I was bothered by this with the Cord's Code ofEthics orjournalistic will an or- We are all curious by human na- standards. vented. Ifthe only person I educate because, well, it's wrong. relative, or a friend need at some ture, and the Oath of Silence proves is you, the reader of this letter, then No where did we state that fe- gan transplant point!. Opinion 28 i WEDNESDAY MARCH 28,2007 ■ THECORD WEEKLY Gradesfail to evaluate students A new marking method should be developed that focuses not on the competitive aspect of grading, but on the thought process topic, the quality of research and merely "good." deserves another, letters are con- 1. That what students do is in- analysis, the originality of the argu- Such is what has always bothered verted to numbers, added up, and finitely more important than who ment, the organization of ideas, the me most about such competition, divided by the number of courses, students are; clarity of expression and the punc- whether it be for grades, Kiwanis and voila: a grade point average, to 2. That the teacher's evaluation is

DON MORGENSON tuation — an analysis of form as music festival evaluations, athletic two decimals, that may even define the only one that really ultimately ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE opposed to content. competition - first place, second a student for life. Indeed, when we counts; In some cases, my colleagues place, etc. The price of one stu- speak of a B or a C student we are 3. That all academic performanc- When students receive a grade re- may also evaluate the students' dent's success is another student's reifying an abstraction. A student es can be objectively evaluated; port, it usually consists of a piece of attitude as revealed in the argu- failure, particularly among my col- is literally defined by a number 4. That competition for grades is paperreceived for a year ofshuffling ments, the students' work habits, leagues who continue to grade "on when the letter grades have been more important than cooperation papers resulting in a single num- deference, deportment, punctual- the curve" or "bell the marks." transformed into numbers - an A+ or a sense of community; ber/letter with manifold meanings. ity and penmanship. I do wonder occasionally why equals a 12! 5. Thatthat which is on the test is For example, a B could mean that a But because most of my col- some of my colleagues don't sim- What is deeply troubling is: how more important than that which is student's work was "best" or "bad" leagues do not have the time nor ply write comments and omit the can the grade in one course be not on the test. or "bologna." It could also mean the inclination to judge the quality grade (maybe some do). meaningfully added to a grade giv- Grades are the tails that wag the that the teacher has failed to teach of these dimensions singly, most The reason, of course, is hierar- en in another course? dogs of education, often convert- the student how to achieve excel- evaluate them in one large lump, to chical rank. Students are graded or The GPA is the average of grades ing the inquisitive kindergartner to

lence, or an A. But in the real world wit - a somewhat undifferentiated ranked so thatconsumers canmake assigned by particular teachers in a questing high school student and of academic grades, where grades B. intelligent (?) market decisions. particular course contexts for par- on to the imaginative university mean very different things to differ- Some teachers also give grades to Our provincial ministry provides ticular reasons (often totally mys- student and into the academic who ent teachers teaching very different encourage students. But honestly, the continua/scales and teachers terious, or so students tell me); asks only: "Will this be on the test?" disciplines, the possibility exists whoknows? Students often tell me serve as inspectors to make sure such a number cannot really mean and after the test asks all class- that the B means absolutely noth- that they have not the "foggiest no- that the students do, indeed, make much because such a GPA is not mates: "What'd you get?" ingat all. tion" ofwhatacademic/intellectual the grade. Then the schools across trans-contextual. Now that I have been critical of Theory dictates that a grade rep- qualities are included in the single the province compare themselves Nonetheless, it is the one num- grades and the grading system, resents a shorthand method for a letter, the grade theyreceived on an and each other regarding the stan- ber that students, parents and uni- it is time for someone infinitely teacher to describe the quality of essay. dardized test performance, a most versity officials as well as graduate wiser than I to suggest something students' work in the course. The I suppose that in the best of all odious ranking. schools and potential employers new and different in the way of practice of grading, however, is possible worlds, a B means some- But then consider the complexi- care about most dearly. evaluations. much more complex than we de- thing above the average or very ties when students receive several But while grades alone may not I sincerely wish them the best of ceive ourselves into thinking it is. good as opposed to good. But for grades for a variety of courses. Each reveal much about a student's over- luck! On an essay, for example, my col- some students to be "above aver- teacher reports a grade for each all accomplishments, they do teach leagues in psychology might be age" or "very good," there must student. very important lessons to our stu- judging students on the choice of be students who are "average" or Then, because one abstraction dents and at all levels: letters@cordweekly. com Electoral reform deserves consideration you ought to crack the champagne tives to tinker with the Single Mem- claiming a majority. had elected him to do - represent and move on.) Premier Campbell ber Plurality system that we have. So if it's all about winning that their best interests in parliament

promised another referendum in Its benefits for these parties are that much lauded majority govern- - and will now have to do so as an 2008, and Ontario will have one it touts an MP-constituency link, ment at the end of the day, how is Independent. KATHRYN FLYNN GOOD GIRL REVOLUTION in this fall's election following the it's fairly simplistic and it can offer your MP serving you? Proponents Toeing the party line didn't help deliberation of Ontario's Citizens majority governments without a of SMPS systems argue that PR will the Liberals anyway since the Con- Assembly for Electoral Reform cre- majority of the votes. erode the connectionbetween MPs servatives had the Bloc's support. I hear the word "reform" and I think ated from 103 randomly selected The current first-past-the-post and their geographical ridings, but That kind of coalitional governance of Don Ferguson's impression of citizens who toured the province system typically hands these large the MMP system offers that and is exactly what we'd see in a re- Preston Manning on Air Farce. Fer- getting advice on the pros and cons parties power, but at what cost? the political tradition ofparty disci- formed system. Since it gets the job guson was also one of65 prominent of elections in Ontario. The Conservative budget forces fis- pline hampers that now as it is. Joe done in a minority government, it's Canadians to sign with Fair Vote The move towards proportional cal conservatives to wonderwheth- Comuzzi, the Thunder Bay MP, was time that we admitted that the pros Canada (FVC) on a demand dur- representation has two versions: er the party is stillrepresentative of kicked out of the Liberal caucus for to the SMPS system do not always ing the 2006 federal election for the Single Transferable Vote and Mixed them. Governingfrom a broad cen- supporting the Tory budget after live up to its proponents' claims. next government to address elec- Member Proportional (MMP) sys- tre is typically the way to earn votes Stephane Dion insisted all party Electoral reform deserves an un- toral reform. FVC's "Statement of tem. Breakdowns of specifics are in Canada. MPs vote against it. Mr. Comuzzi biased adjudication at the federal

Purpose" is to pursue proportional readily available on any electoral Stability is certainly far more ef- was trying to vote in favour of a level - we're already governed by representation in parliament so reform website, but what's impor- ficient, but even with so little to budget that would provide support coalitions in government - right that "all political parties should be tant about these systems is that assert real difference over, politi- to Thunder Bay's Molecular Medi- now we just call them partisan fairly represented in proportion to they would offer representation cal parties will never stop House cine Research Centre and create interests. the votes they cast." Despite these to smaller parties, like the Green of Commons brouhaha or minor- 400 jobs in his riding. The man was winds of electoral change, Ottawa's Party, who would receive seats ity government tipping in hopes of trying to do what his constituents [email protected] efforts are a window-dressing ap- based on their received percentage proach to the issue. of the vote. They would also dispel The think tank hired by Stephen the myth that political parties have SUMMER CONTRACT POSITIONS Harper to look atreform at the fed- strict geographic support. Contrary eral level is the Frontier Centre for to popular belief, the Liberals do Heritage Reforestation Inc. is for Public Policy, a right-wing group receive votes in Alberta - they just hiring TREE PLANTERS contracts in that favours the first-past-the-post can't win seats with the current Northern Ontario and Manitoba May thru August*. Are you are looking system. Last week, lohn Ibbitson system. for a uniquejob experience with the potential for great earnings referred to this token effort as "po- Reform has gone well in coun- litical subterfuge calculated to dis- tries like Germany, where the lower ($l5O-s3so+/day approx.)? Do you enjoy the outdoors, making great guise inaction." So citizens' money, house (Bundestag) adopted an friends and having someone prepare your food? Then we are looking for you! one 80 Some critics and time, if they're of the MMP system. of elec- We the group is using in the study, is toral reform argue that there will offer fair tree prices and opportunities for on the job certified training in wasted in what amounts to political be factionalism and short-lived specialized areas. We also provide transportation from Southern Ontario placation. governments that create unstable and to British Columbia nearly saw parliament. Italy is typically the Manitoba the site. *contracts vary their electoral reform dream met example trotted out by critics of I" apply online or if you would like in the last election when 57 percent PR systems because of their tenu- more

~ ~ a ous election information, visil our website: ~gr of the population voted for Single results. Italy has big- ~f" 1 - www.heritageinc.ca jßt. Transferable Vote (STV) system, ger electoral problems over three J I i Or call us which failed to meet the 60 percent millionof theirregistered voters are toll free at: 1-877-321-1448 1 1 | \ J jjp consensus necessary. (I think if you expatriates. Lmail: [email protected] : „ 11 i'RiTTURiT INC. „ e ,7. , OR.KSTATK:>Ni a to not — get 57 percent of province agree It is in the interests of either Heritage Reforestation Inc. —- on what can be a complex issue, the federal Liberals or Conserva- Opinion The Cord Weekly ■ Wednesdaymarch 28,2007 >29

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THE DECIDER JR. - Stephen Harper follows his leader, George W. Bush, and makes claims he doesn't uphold, like changing outdated legislation. Media ban will influence voters Outdated voting legislature that was upheld by the Supreme Court prevents citizens from having equal say in the election process

cation technologies made the ban age filler: shots of people voting, MR According to the CBC, as a on hot-button topics, like global obsolete. election parties and interviews with private citizen a few years later he warming. The media, of course, is against people on anything and everything called Elections Canada officials As for making changes to out- the ban. As it is, the media loves related to voting, roughly equiva- "jackasses" and the Chief Electoral dated legislature that deals with JEREMY TREMBLAY as to bullshit as students, Officer a "dangerous because people's views on the fairness of ON THE VERGE to make election night appear lent the we, man" a giant horse race, working to de- are so used to filling the space in of his support for the election night elections and ensuring that voters As spring begins, our country is clare winners first and announcing our papers with. ban. have equal opportunity regardless buzzing with rumors that a spring things like "it's a tight race" in vari- So, the final question is: will Ste- However, if election rumors are of location, I won't hold my breath. election will be held. Numerous ousridings. phen Harper change the law? true, Harper's government will opinion polls have brought the If the ban were lifted, they could Ten years ago, Harper publicly be busy trying to sway voters with usual topics — education, health- begin the race earlier and the cov- opposed the blackout as a Reform various promises and movements [email protected] care and the current cause celebre, erage may actually influence the the environment, to everyone's outcome. J) \ wpi of J)s SJ* S^^^u.sUW-e^j. the ~ attention. Right now, of course, for all ite 4 -w„.„3 Sltm(l »t&» SMh.v coOHcu. *k~, v+l . the w*v*r The issue of the media's cover- fuss that they make, election — tt-] of election has is already decided when coverage —ir/nn^^i age results, though, / <- VWj -Ocr-r" -C!% largely slipped by quietly. begins. eH"-"* Mvrt M« r^~xi That said, Canadians will once As much as the media hypes the ?t.oo XH —:__«*-^-J!_- —J k " «— , \. \>~ri-j;,„t . y-—- a ' . , *" are i-,,.» _—— until the ballots J% Nothing anyone *^-l^7 "'^l t*KVltLiSof»&«.S N*«O«s. S*wJe«x+ Assot^ government should getrid ofthe says or does can x coverage ban and replace it with a make a difference. %.. \*sr£-—vi^^^* that v point " The OA ,c s -T,^^.w •- law forbidding ballot boxes to be - s f"'"'' seems to be miss- Y-v fc jdPnk edttir».u co^tr23f--;••• VJ-^S—KS™^ opened and counted until polls are ing, however, is that there is good reason -ifasK, closed all across the country. .„ rt to make sure elec- -'o=%\ tion results from other regions aren't ?\ ~t"S*.c»w **«. C f\%y x cJwitieur%A *W. e*ivHUtc. cJf««i ' /# known where polls #J> night blackout law that the Su- are still open. w preme Court has recently upheld. This knowledge means that peo- WBiMuk B"3^ This means that election results ple can vote strategically, poten-

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results from out llf w" are closed. As a result, where you may know election ',?jfcjflflJijpJ 112 4v^ L w ' - live and who you know will affect East, as e-mail, instant messaging your vote. and telephone can be used to tell Currendy, polls in British Colum- people whatlocal results are, while bia close three hours after New- another might not. WAY TOO BUST to applt foundland and Labrador, two and a Not only are people in the East at IF TOB'RE BC with AHf SCHOLARSHIP. WE REAUT THIS! half hoUrs later than the Maritimes a disadvantage, people in I if lUR THIS an advan- SCHOLARSHIP. and halfan hour after the rest ofthe contacts out East have YOT SHOULD APPLY FOR THIS tage over those who don't. Imm 111 time to getbusy. country. Redvers, free time means For Kelvin «° To make each vote equal, the passion into his First Nations Student ocia is meant to vot- . Putting as much The law prevent - that his world. Maybe you share rid of the does his filmmaking, and ers the West being influ- government should get 11 the Mfflennmm Excellence in from m»fciTig you a great candidate for soirit unique learnmg enced by results from polls that coverage ban. - worth up to $10,000 plus a who are not They should replace it with opportunities for students making have already closed. It probably 111I& communities. So ifvoutT^WyouVe be % -if also leaders and innovators in their when it was written law forbidding ballot boxes to the grade, tell us. was effective, a difference as well as making are in 1938. opened and counted until polls the closed all across the country. The two arguments against Millennium g t' Les bourses FIKB THE APPIICATIOK FORM to fIHHP ban are that it violates the Charter Of course, holding ballots mmmm HE Scholarships dumilUnalre OEADI.INE AT ofRights and Freedoms, interfering be counted wouldn't solve every JSIsP IBP www.excellenceaward.ca CANADA MILLENNIUM SCNOLAASHIf FOUNDATIOH MUL(NAI«f with both freedom of expression problem. FONOATION CANAOIENNE OES BOUtSES S'ttUBES OU need and the right to political associa- Heaven knows we don't to tion, and that modern communi- see any more election night cover- Opinion 30 ■ WEDNESDAY MARCH 28,2007 ■ THE CORD WEEKLY Ethanol notfuel solution Conservatives claim that the answer to energy problems lies in crops of corn, but there are other options that exist, like better public transportation

Presendy, hybrid model cars are the most effective way of reducing smog and air pollutants caused by our growing dependence on cars. VERONICA HUGHES has also been research that STUDENT LIFE EDITOR There states that ethanol actually increas- escertain types ofgreenhouse gases. Recent commercials commissioned So ethanol cannot actually elimi- by the Canadian Renewable Fuels nate greenhouse gases altogether. Association (CRFA) make Canadi- On a completely economical lev- ans think that ethanol, an energy el, Canada is a net exporter of oil. derivative of corn, is the answer to The tar sands ofAlberta and oil off rising greenhouse gas emissions, thecoastofNewfoundlandwillmore global warming and lowering oil than provide for Canada's oil needs. reserves. Our neighbours to the south, as In the commercial they boast one of the largest oil consumers thatCanada has the ability to grow in the world and our largest ex- our own energy. port partner, would love nothing Last I checked, we produce oil. more than for us to export all our Corn is not the beacon of a bright oil to them, but we have more than energy future for Canada, or, for enough to sustain our national that matter, the world. needs. Contributed Photo

The CRFA is also a government- There is also a concern among FIELD OF DREAMS - Ethanol is not the miracle fuel source that the Conservatives claim it to be. run organization, not an NGO. Canadian cattle farmers that the Their motives are therefore largely sale of corn as fuel will undoubt- in line with current Conservative edly increase the cost of corn feed administration policy. (a staple inraising cattle), which in Prime Minister Stephen Harper, turn will increase the cost for farmers and consumers. There is also the concern among Canadian farmers have long been Canadian cattle farmers that the undervalued and sale ofcorn as fuel will undoubtedly underpaid. increase the cost of corn feed (a To make corn feed essentially too staple in raising cattle) which expensive for them in turn will increase the cost for means more bank- rupt farms, and less farmers and consumers. Canadian product. One sugges- tion that is not be- in preparation for an election, is ing presented is the opportunity to trying to bolster public opinion re- put more resources into our public garding his stance on environmen- transit system. tal issues, childcare and education. North America is notorious for This is greatly in an effort to se- having below-par public transit op- cure the urban ballot, since most tions compared to Asia and Europe, urban areas voted NDP and Liberal increasing the reliance on cars. during the last election. If more money were put into However, Harper is failing to public transit instead of ethanol, recognize that ethanol fuel is not, the transit opportunities would be in fact, a strong environmental open to all classes of society and platform. would decrease the number of cars First, gasoline currendy has ap- on the road. proximately 10 percent ethanol In the golden age of consumer- content in an effort to decrease ism, having more choices is always harmful emissions. a welcome opportunity for any Oil companies can argue they customer. have done their part and are not With the rising price of gas and about to be sidelined by corn. increasing dependency on cars, Also, getting a wide variety ofgas having other fuel options is not an providers (Petro Canada, Shell Oil, unreasonable request. etc.) to provide ethanol is still years Canadians just need to realize in the making. that ethanol is not the saviour to Electric refuel stations are still our environmental and fuel prob- being developed for hybrid and lems that the Conservatives want electric model cars, and that has us to believe. taken years. A few environmentally pioneer- ing cities like Portland have refuel stations, but it has not reached a universal level. [email protected] Cord Opinion would like to thank all of its volunteers and everyone who wrote a letter. All Rally on a virtual campus. Enter to win a real Mazda3. TTVSZOSi new letters will appear in the May issue. Weekly The Cord ■ Wednesday march 28,2007 31

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